St. Helens is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 14,437 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 office and administrative support (11.03%), management occupations (9.83%), and food service (9.53%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.08% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 30.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In terms of college education, the citizens of St. Helens rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.01% of adults 25 and older in St. Helens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in St. Helens in 2022 was $35,240, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,960 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in St. Helens include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in St. Helens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
