St. Helens, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. Helens	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$41,299	$42,527	$44,883
Median household income	$85,211	$79,687	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$119,067	$102,799	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,633	$50,552	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,347	$50,609	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,954	$35,883	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.6%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. Helens is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in St. Helens is 5% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Helens is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in St. Helens is 17% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,801 $85,211 $170,422

City

$53,119 $79,687 $159,374

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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St. Helens median earnings by income bracket

St. Helens employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.7%	10.7%
Manufacturing sector	29.8%	29.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	20.2%	20.2%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.2%	7.2%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	20.7%	20.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Felida, WA	10,100	$200,875	147.0%
Meadow Glade, WA	2,850	$174,283	114.3%
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Lewisville, WA	2,223	$155,470	91.2%
Barberton, WA	7,469	$151,097	85.8%
St. Helens, OR	14,078	$85,211	4.8%

Cities with similar population

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Marshall, MN	14,075	$72,722	10.6%
Forest City, FL	14,081	$98,694	21.3%
Andrews, TX	14,081	$103,999	27.9%
Royse City, TX	14,081	$134,651	65.6%
Waimalu, HI	14,084	$110,359	35.7%
St. Helens, OR	14,078	$85,211	4.8%

Source: The St. Helens, OR employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.