Another notable thing is that Helen is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Helen’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Helen has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Helen a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small city, Helen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Helen is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.38% of adults in Helen have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Helen in 2022 was $44,324, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,296 for a family of four. However, Helen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Helen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Helen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Helen include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Helen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
