Helen is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 600 people and two associated neighborhoods, Helen is the 392nd largest community in Georgia.
Another notable thing is that Helen is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.
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.
Helen is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Helen ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Helen, 43.97% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Helen in 2022 was $48,013, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,052 for a family of four.
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 French.
The most common language spoken in Helen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.