City profile · Oregon · Census ACS 2023

St. Paul, OR

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for St. Paul - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

450
Residents
$113,000
Median income
$523,900
Median home
$1,922
Median rent (state)

St. Paul - the verdict

St. Paul ranks in the 84th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

84th
percentile, household income
86th
percentile, home value
80th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: St. Paul, OR

450 people live in St. Paul, Oregon - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in St. Paul brings in $113,000 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.4%. Typical homes in St. Paul are valued around $523,900, and the median resident age is 42.6 years. Educational attainment runs 35.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 65.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Oregon carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Oregon at 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,922 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Oregon's average monthly utility costs around $185 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 82.9 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

450 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Oregon

Median Household Income

$113,000 /yr

Poverty 2.4%

Cost of Living Index (state)

103.4 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Oregon average

How does St. Paul compare to other US cities?

Where St. Paul sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 84% higher than other cities
Home value 86% pricier than other cities
Median rent 80% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares St. Paul against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Oregon only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Oregon-relative analysis

Median Home Value places St. Paul toward the top of Oregon's cities

Among the 366 Oregon cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, St. Paul ranks #62 - the 83rd percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares St. Paul only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#34 of 364
91st percentile in Oregon
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 395
80th percentile in Oregon
Median Home Value
#62 of 366
83rd percentile in Oregon
Poverty Rate
#296 of 395
25th percentile in Oregon
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#83 of 395
79th percentile in Oregon

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Oregon only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

84thIncome percentile

84th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How St. Paul's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$523,900 14th percentile more affordable than 14% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). This entry sits in this band. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. St. Paul $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - St. Paul, OR St. Paul, OR's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not St. Paul, OR-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution St. Paul, OR median $113,000/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
St. Paul, OR's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for St. Paul, OR. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 35.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 2.4%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 65.0%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
450
Median Income
$113,000
Median Home Value
$523,900
Median Age
42.6
Poverty Rate
2.4%
Labor force participation
65.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
35.8%

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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425 residents430 residents435 residents 202020212022202320242025 433 residents 429 residents ▼ -0.9%
St. Paul's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
83.4%
Carpool
7.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
8.5%
Other
0.9%

Based on 223 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Oregon - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$50
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$50
avg/month
Total Utilities
$185
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Oregon state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Oregon state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county St. Paul sits in

Cost of Living Index
103.4
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,922/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
82.9 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Oregon

Gates
451 people
Wimer
449 people
Fossil
448 people
Butte Falls
445 people
Weston
445 people
Chiloquin
459 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to St. Paul's 450 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Sacaton Flats, AZ
450 people
Crescent City, IL
450 people
Huntsville, OH
450 people
Joffre, PA
450 people
Lake Arthur Estates, PA
450 people
Chase Crossing, VA
450 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to St. Paul's $113,000 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

St. Libory, IL
$113,000 median income
Budd Lake, NJ
$113,036 median income
Wekiwa Springs, FL
$113,067 median income
Centerton, AR
$112,920 median income
Elm Springs, AR
$112,917 median income
West Belmar, NJ
$113,083 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - St. Paul, OR Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition St. Paul, OR - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 89.1% 6.9% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 16.2% White 89.1% Black or African American 0.0% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 4.0% Two or more races 6.9% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How St. Paul compares to nearby Oregon cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
St. Paul (this city) 450 $113,000
Gates 451 $60,313
Wimer 449 $37,639
Fossil 448 $48,438
Census ACS 5-year FIPS OR OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about St. Paul, OR?

What is the population of St. Paul, OR? +

450 people live in St. Paul, OR according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in St. Paul, OR? +

Median annual household income in St. Paul runs $113,000, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in St. Paul? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for St. Paul; the closest available measure is the Oregon state average, a cost of living index of 103.4 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Oregon vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in St. Paul, OR? +

A typical home in St. Paul is worth $523,900, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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