St. Pauls is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,046 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Pauls is the 305th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, St. Pauls is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.48% of the St. Pauls workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, St. Pauls is a town of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Pauls who work in management occupations (9.18%), office and administrative support (9.04%), and maintenance occupations (9.04%). St. Pauls is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of St. Pauls have a very low rate of college education: just 8.32% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in St. Pauls in 2022 was $21,608, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,432 for a family of four. St. Pauls also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.45% of its population below the federal poverty line.St. Pauls is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call St. Pauls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Pauls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. St. Pauls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.51% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Pauls include English, Irish, Lebanese, Scots-Irish, and Russian. In addition, St. Pauls has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.67%). The most common language spoken in St. Pauls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
