St Helens.
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Oregon·Columbia County
2 tracts·12K people·$394K median·2,459/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 8 · Other 1 · Asian 0 · Black 0
Married couple 45 · Other 32 · Living alone 22
Health 32 · Professional 16 · Public admin 14 · Retail 13 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 10 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Service 21 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 64 · Carpool 41 · Work from home 13 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in St. Helens is $394,200 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
St. Helens has 14,258 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 80.7% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Multiracial, 1.1% Other, 0.3% Asian and 0.1% Black; the average household has 2.6 people; 16.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.0% (Census ACS).
Lewis & Clark Elementary School (30%) and McBride Elementary School (27%) lead the elementary schools; St Helens Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (18%); St Helens High School (20%) and Plymouth High School (10%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,413/month, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in St. Helens is $82,865 a year, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
In St. Helens, median rent is $1,413/month and the median home value is $394,200 (Census ACS).
St. Helens reported 2.9 violent crimes and 10.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 96 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in St. Helens are earthquake (98), heat wave (94) and volcanic activity (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.39g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In St. Helens, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).