St. Helens, OR Demographic Data
St. Helens, OR Summary
St. Helens is located in Columbia County in Oregon
- Population: 12,807
- Area: 5.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.98 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,323.89 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 89.24 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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St. Helens, OR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,648
51%
50.8
Male
6,521
50%
49.2
Total Population
13,169
323,128,000
St. Helens, OR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
622
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,252
9.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
931
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,038
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
582
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,745
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,102
16.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,773
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
831
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
820
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
866
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
315
2.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
292
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,557
72.6%
77.2
Female
5,046
52.8%
51.3
Male
4,511
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,264
70.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,933
14.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,473
11.2%
15.2
Female
882
59.9%
55.8
Male
591
40.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
St. Helens, OR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,670
96.2%
96.8
White
11,625
88.3%
72.6
Black or African American
48
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
253
1.9%
0.8
Asian
243
1.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
49
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
173
1.3%
0.9
Japanese
21
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
93
0.7%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
27
0.2%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
66
0.5%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
408
3.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
499
3.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,101
8.4%
17.8
Mexican
984
7.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
12
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
27
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
78
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,068
91.6%
82.2
St. Helens, OR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
370
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
577
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,096
35.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,775
31.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
624
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,039
11.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
263
3.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
947
10.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,797
89.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,302
14.9%
31.2
St. Helens, OR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,783
26.9%
33.7%
Now Married
4,725
45.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,842
17.8%
11.0%
Separated
362
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
652
6.3
5.8%
St. Helens, OR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,717
93.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
830
6.6%
21.6%
Spanish
588
4.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
45
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
197
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
St. Helens, OR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
458
9.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
225
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
486
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
742
15.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
717
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
957
19.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
437
9.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
493
10.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
116
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
167
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
45,727
57,617
Per capita income
23,484
31,128
St. Helens, OR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
85
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
442
8.1%
9.8
Construction
317
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,256
22.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
351
6.4%
6.6
Information
81
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
674
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
181
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
636
11.6%
11.4
Public administration
162
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
815
14.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
304
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
183
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
531
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,395
25.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
838
15.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,467
26.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,256
22.9%
18.1%
St. Helens, OR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,311
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,031
75.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
721
13.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
96
1.8%
5.1
Walked
194
3.7%
2.7
Other means
86
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
183
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.4
26.6
St. Helens, OR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
585
12.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,332
27.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,837
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,044
21.8%
21.0
St. Helens, OR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,798
94.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,967
61.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,831
38.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
302
5.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
St. Helens, OR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,100
1 room
175
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
59
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
302
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
979
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,115
21.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,084
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
700
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
355
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
331
6.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
St. Helens, OR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,100
1-unit, detached
3,390
66.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
196
3.8%
5.9
2-units
487
9.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
222
4.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
244
4.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
39
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
290
5.7%
9.0
Mobile home
222
4.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
10
0.2%
0.1
St. Helens, OR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,177
23.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
342
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
245
4.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
283
5.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
610
12.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
375
7.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
846
16.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,176
23.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
39
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
7
0.1%
1.4%
St. Helens, OR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,083
43.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
2,470
51.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
106
2.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
88
1.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
31
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
St. Helens, OR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,302
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
20
0.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
42
1.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
164
7.1%
11.8%
$500 to $999
495
21.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
788
34.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
793
34.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
890
38.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
354
15.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
301
13.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
106
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
651
28.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
St. Helens, OR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,787
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
38
2.1%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
45
2.5%
1.8%
Less than $500
159
8.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
428
24.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,103
61.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
44
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
850
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
148
8.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
77
4.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
163
9.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
237
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
233
13.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
871
50.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
102
0.0%
0.0%
St. Helens, OR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,967
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
169
5.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
106
3.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
592
20.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,006
33.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
865
29.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
148
5.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
61
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
179,300
205,000
