St. Pauls, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. Pauls	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$25,255	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$46,307	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$57,879	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$36,604	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$36,473	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,218	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.6%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. Pauls is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in St. Pauls is 43% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Pauls is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in St. Pauls is 89% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,868 $46,307 $92,614

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

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

Nation

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St. Pauls median earnings by income bracket

St. Pauls employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.5%	25.5%
Manufacturing sector	25.5%	25.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	8.1%	8.1%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.6%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	2.3%	2.3%
Other	31.0%	31.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dundarrach, NC	63	$119,889	47.4%
Barker Ten Mile, NC	975	$100,499	23.6%
White Oak, NC	259	$100,057	23.0%
Rockfish, NC	3,802	$96,573	18.7%
Prospect, NC	842	$88,347	8.6%
St. Pauls, NC	2,164	$46,307	43.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jackson, SC	2,164	$47,532	41.6%
Oxford, GA	2,163	$63,879	21.5%
Slater, MO	2,163	$47,206	42.0%
Camden, OH	2,163	$66,874	17.8%
Columbia, CA	2,165	$59,133	27.3%
St. Pauls, NC	2,164	$46,307	43.1%

Source: The St. Pauls, NC 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.