St. Paul vs Stark

A side-by-side comparison of St. Paul and Stark: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Paul and Stark are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Paul has the higher population (665 vs 81 in Stark). Stark has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $37,344 in St. Paul). Stark has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $92,100 in St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	St. Paul	Stark
Population	665	81
Median age	48.8 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$37,344	$66,250
Median home value	$92,100	$131,300
Median gross rent	$681	—
Housing units	295	38
Homeownership rate	67.8%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Paul	Stark
Population	575 → 665 (+15.7%)	74 → 81 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$50,417 → $37,344 (-25.9%)	$30,208 → $66,250 (+119.3%)
Median home value	$91,000 → $92,100 (+1.2%)	$38,000 → $131,300 (+245.5%)
Median gross rent	$566 → $681 (+20.3%)	—

St. Paul

Population

575665

Median household income

$50,417$37,344

Median home value

$91,000$92,100

Median gross rent

$566$681

Stark

Population

7481

Median household income

$30,208$66,250

Median home value

$38,000$131,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Paul	Stark
Under 5	5.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	19.1%	11.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.6%	7.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	23.5%
45 to 54	6.6%	16.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	16.0%
75 and over	24.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Paul	Stark
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	98.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Paul	Stark
No high school diploma	7.8%	1.4%
High school graduate	43.1%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Paul	Stark
Drove alone	74.7%	51.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	26.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Paul	Stark
1-unit, detached	69.5%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	St. Paul	Stark
Poverty rate	7.3%	30.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	73
Median year structure built	1979	1938