St. Pauls is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,081 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Pauls is the 305th largest community in North Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.58% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

As is often the case in a small town, St. Pauls doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of St. Pauls has a very low overall level of education: only 9.60% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in St. Pauls in 2022 was $21,016, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,064 for a family of four. However, St. Pauls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Pauls also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.75% 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in St. Pauls, accounting for 36.50% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of St. Pauls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Pauls include English, Lebanese, Scots-Irish, Irish, and German.

St. Pauls also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.36%.

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