Helotes is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 7,656 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Helotes is the 260th largest community in Texas.

Much of the housing in Helotes has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Helotes economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Helotes, where the median household income is $70,833.

Helotes is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Helotes is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Helotes who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.38%), management occupations (12.69%), and sales jobs (11.71%).

Also of interest is that Helotes has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Helotes is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Helotes, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.12% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Helotes is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Helotes Information and Demographics

The education level of Helotes citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.04% of adults in Helotes have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Helotes in 2000 was $28,860, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,440 for a family of four. However, Helotes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Helotes is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Helotes home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Helotes is White, followed by Asian. Helotes also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.39% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Helotes include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Helotes is English. Some people also speak Spanish.