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 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.
St. Pauls also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.67%.
The most common language spoken in St. Pauls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
