Helena is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 21,862 people and four associated neighborhoods, Helena is the 31st largest community in Alabama. Helena has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Helena, where the median household income is $107,360.00. 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 86.91% 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 (12.92%), sales jobs (11.76%), and business and financial occupations (10.32%). 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 14.67% 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 32.36 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 education level of Helena ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Helena, 47.96% 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 Helena in 2022 was $48,087, which is wealthy relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,348 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, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Helena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
