Atkinson vs St. Helena

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and St. Helena: population, income, housing, and more.

Atkinson and St. Helena are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Helena has the higher population (580 vs 487 in Atkinson). St. Helena has the higher median household income ($77,000 vs $60,000 in Atkinson). St. Helena has the higher median home value ($209,200 vs $135,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	St. Helena
Population	487	580
Median age	33.8 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$77,000
Median home value	$135,900	$209,200
Median gross rent	$1,688	$1,661
Housing units	186	223
Homeownership rate	88.0%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	St. Helena
Population	392 → 487 (+24.2%)	399 → 580 (+45.4%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $60,000 (+47.7%)	$63,281 → $77,000 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $135,900 (+47.4%)	$178,400 → $209,200 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,688 (+90.5%)	$725 → $1,661 (+129.1%)

Atkinson

Population

392487

Median household income

$40,625$60,000

Median home value

$92,200$135,900

Median gross rent

$886$1,688

St. Helena

Population

399580

Median household income

$63,281$77,000

Median home value

$178,400$209,200

Median gross rent

$725$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	St. Helena
Under 5	13.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	13.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	3.4%
45 to 54	8.4%	19.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	7.4%	13.8%
75 and over	5.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	St. Helena
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	61.2%
Black or African American	5.1%	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	5.3%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	St. Helena
No high school diploma	3.1%	12.0%
High school graduate	41.3%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	St. Helena
Drove alone	96.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	1.5%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	2.5%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	St. Helena
1-unit, detached	79.6%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	St. Helena
Poverty rate	12.3%	23.9%
Average household size	2.93	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1957	1984