What is the population of St. Helens city?

St. Helens city has 14,152 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in St. Helens city?

Median household income in St. Helens city is $82,123 a year, 4.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Helens city?

Median gross rent is $1,269 a month and the median home value is $350,900, so rent absorbs about 18.5% of median household income.

Is St. Helens city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Helens city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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St. Helens, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of St. Helens, Oregon (St. Helens, OR — Census place “St. Helens city”) is 14,152 residents, ranking #47 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $82,123, the median home is worth $350,900 and median gross rent runs $1,269 a month. Looking for the St. Helens Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve St. Helens, OR: 97051.

Population: 14,152St. Helens city residents
Median household income: $82,123Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $350,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,269Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 62.8%Owner-occupied households

St. Helens ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps St. Helens.

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

97051

What the numbers mean in St. Helens city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the St. Helens city median would spend about 18.5% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.8% of residents and 62.8% 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. Helens city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

St. Helens city is a mid-size town in Oregon, with 14,152 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #47 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 36.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in St. Helens city earn a median of $82,123 a year, 4.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 11% above the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in St. Helens city is valued at $350,900, 15.7% above the national figure and 7% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,269 a month, 9.7% below the national figure, or roughly $15,228 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 62.8% 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.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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. Helens city?: St. Helens city has 14,152 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in St. Helens city?: Median household income in St. Helens city is $82,123 a year, 4.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Helens city?: Median gross rent is $1,269 a month and the median home value is $350,900, so rent absorbs about 18.5% of median household income.
Is St. Helens city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Helens city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this St. Helens city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.