About St. Paul

St. Paul is a tiny city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 382 people and just one neighborhood, St. Paul is the 184th largest community in Oregon.

When you are in St. Paul, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.3% of St. Paul's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, St. Paul is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Paul who work in sales jobs (13.08%), office and administrative support jobs (13.08%), and personal care services (9.81%).

Another important characteristic of St. Paul is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 14.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, St. Paul does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

St. Paul Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of St. Paul rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.06% of adults 25 and older in St. Paul have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in St. Paul in 2000 was $19,144, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,576 for a family of four.

St. Paul is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Paul home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in St. Paul is White, followed by Native American. St. Paul also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.94% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Paul include German, Dutch, English, Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in St. Paul is English. Some people also speak Spanish.