Hampstead vs St. Helena

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

Hampstead 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.

Hampstead has the higher population (9,129 vs 580 in St. Helena). Hampstead has the higher median household income ($90,184 vs $77,000 in St. Helena). Hampstead has the higher median home value ($395,900 vs $209,200 in St. Helena).

Population, income & housing

	Hampstead	St. Helena
Population	9,129	580
Median age	36.0 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$90,184	$77,000
Median home value	$395,900	$209,200
Median gross rent	$1,189	$1,661
Housing units	3,280	223
Homeownership rate	73.0%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampstead	St. Helena
Population	5,901 → 9,129 (+54.7%)	399 → 580 (+45.4%)
Median household income	$78,333 → $90,184 (+15.1%)	$63,281 → $77,000 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$287,600 → $395,900 (+37.7%)	$178,400 → $209,200 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,087 → $1,189 (+9.4%)	$725 → $1,661 (+129.1%)

Hampstead

Population

5,9019,129

Median household income

$78,333$90,184

Median home value

$287,600$395,900

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,189

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)

	Hampstead	St. Helena
Under 5	7.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	21.4%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	13.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	3.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	19.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	17.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	13.8%
75 and over	6.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampstead	St. Helena
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	61.2%
Black or African American	2.2%	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	0.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	8.7%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampstead	St. Helena
No high school diploma	5.2%	12.0%
High school graduate	26.3%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampstead	St. Helena
Drove alone	72.3%	78.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	17.3%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampstead	St. Helena
1-unit, detached	65.6%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.4%
20 or more units	10.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Hampstead	St. Helena
Poverty rate	10.1%	23.9%
Average household size	2.97	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	2001	1984