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St. Helens, OR

14,152 Population
4.9 square miles 2,917.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Oregon: 40.1 ±0.2

Economics

$35,240 ±$3,071 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $50,158 ±$389
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Oregon: $44,063 ±$304
$82,123 ±$6,200 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $94,573 ±$856
  • about the same as the amount in Oregon: $80,426 ±$573

8.8% ±2.7% (1,207  ±369) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 9.6% 236,581 (±0.2% / ±5,594)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Oregon: 11.9% 494,736 (±0.2% / ±9,639)

32.8 minutes ±3.7 (190,805  ±25,481) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 25.4 25,767,950 (±0.1 / ±218,962)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Oregon: 23.2 38,743,040 (±0.1 / ±274,387)

Families

5,327 ±308 Number of households
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,000,418 ±2,091
  • Oregon: 1,701,548 ±3,556
2.6 ±0.2 (13,797  ±33) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 2.5 2,466,861 (±0 / ±348)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,141,889

5.5% ±3.3% (183  ±112) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 4.5% 27,681 (±0.3% / ±1,666)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 4.5% 44,255 (±0.2% / ±2,165)

Housing

5,563 ±247 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,050,449 ±294
  • Oregon: 1,838,631 ±399

$350,900 ±$14,782 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $526,500 ±$3,299
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Oregon: $454,200 ±$1,608

14.3% ±3.8% (1,979  ±530.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 14.3% 355,872 (±0.3% / ±7,164.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 14.5% 610,128 (±0.2% / ±10,003.6)

Social

90.6% ±6.3% (8,762  ±685) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 92.8% 1,664,553 (±0.6% / ±10,234.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Oregon: 91.7% 2,770,789 (±0.4% / ±13,166.6)
16% ±2.7% (1,549  ±263) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 42.1% 754,464 (±0.4% / ±6,402.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Oregon: 36.2% 1,094,312 (±0.3% / ±8,357.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.1% ±1.5% (575  ±209) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 12.5% 314,406
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Oregon: 9.7% 410,791

8.6% ±1.8% (943  ±193) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 6.4% 128,070 (±0.1% / ±2,472)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oregon: 7.5% 252,530 (±0.1% / ±3,559)
943 Total veterans ±193 815 Male ±177 128 Female ±73

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