What is the population of St. Pauls town?

St. Pauls town has 2,628 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #287 of 777 in North Carolina.

What is the median household income in St. Pauls town?

Median household income in St. Pauls town is $33,667 a year, 57.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Pauls town?

Median gross rent is $774 a month and the median home value is $118,300, so rent absorbs about 27.6% of median household income.

Is St. Pauls town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Pauls town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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St. Pauls, NC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of St. Pauls, North Carolina (St. Pauls, NC — Census place “St. Pauls town”) is 2,628 residents, ranking #287 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $33,667, the median home is worth $118,300 and median gross rent runs $774 a month. Looking for the St. Pauls North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve St. Pauls, NC: 28384.

Population: 2,628St. Pauls town residents
Median household income: $33,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $118,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $774Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 52.2%Owner-occupied households

St. Pauls ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps St. Pauls.

The St. Pauls NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

28384

What the numbers mean in St. Pauls town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the St. Pauls town median would spend about 27.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 38.9% of residents and 52.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

St. Pauls town, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

St. Pauls town is a small town in North Carolina, with 2,628 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #287 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 63% of them. The median age here is 37.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in St. Pauls town earn a median of $33,667 a year, 57.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 45% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 38.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in St. Pauls town is valued at $118,300, 61% below the national figure and 46% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $774 a month, 45% below the national figure, or roughly $9,288 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 52.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of St. Pauls town?: St. Pauls town has 2,628 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #287 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in St. Pauls town?: Median household income in St. Pauls town is $33,667 a year, 57.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Pauls town?: Median gross rent is $774 a month and the median home value is $118,300, so rent absorbs about 27.6% of median household income.
Is St. Pauls town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Pauls town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this St. Pauls town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.