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.When you are in St. Pauls, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.48% of St. Pauls’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of St. Pauls's cultural character, accounting for 16.67% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in St. Pauls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
