St. Helens is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 14,369 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Helens is the 41st largest community in Oregon.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Helens is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Helens is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Helens who work in sales jobs (10.02%), management occupations (9.89%), and office and administrative support (9.86%). Also of interest is that St. Helens 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 St. Helens telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.83% 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. One downside of living in St. Helens is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In St. Helens, the average commute to work is 31.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in St. Helens with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.76% of adults in St. Helens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in St. Helens in 2022 was $33,261, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,044 for a family of four. However, St. Helens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Helens is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Helens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Helens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. St. Helens also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Helens include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in St. Helens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
