St. Helena is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,196 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Helena is the 508th largest community in California. St. Helena home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but St. Helena real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.St. Helena is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, St. Helena is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Helena who work in management occupations (28.48%), sales jobs (13.48%), and office and administrative support (7.36%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.83% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Despite being a small city, St. Helena has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in St. Helena. 58.03% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in St. Helena in 2022 was $105,719, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $422,876 for a family of four. However, St. Helena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Helena is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Helena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Helena residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. St. Helena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Helena include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of St. Helena's cultural character, accounting for 26.85% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in St. Helena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
