St. Helena is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,272 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.

Also of interest is that St. 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 St. Helena telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.01% 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.25 minutes getting to work every day.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in St. Helena. 58.28% 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 $108,577, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $434,308 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 25.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Helena include English, Irish, German, French, and Canadian.

In addition, St. Helena has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.80%).

The most common language spoken in St. Helena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.