Helena is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 22,117 people and four associated neighborhoods, Helena is the 31st largest community in Alabama. Much of the housing stock in Helena was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Helena economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Helena, where the median household income is $109,590.00. Helena real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Helena house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Helena is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.29% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Helena is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Helena who work in management occupations (13.84%), business and financial occupations (10.44%), and sales jobs (10.13%). Also of interest is that Helena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Helena telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Helena is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Helena really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Helena perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Helena, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.93 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small city, Helena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Helena are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.23% of adults in Helena have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Helena in 2022 was $49,717, which is wealthy relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,868 for a family of four. Helena is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Helena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Helena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Helena include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Helena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
