St. Helena vs Watha

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

St. Helena and Watha 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 244 in Watha). St. Helena has the higher median household income ($77,000 vs $36,042 in Watha). St. Helena has the higher median home value ($209,200 vs $100,000 in Watha).

Population, income & housing

	St. Helena	Watha
Population	580	244
Median age	47.6 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,000	$36,042
Median home value	$209,200	$100,000
Median gross rent	$1,661	$683
Housing units	223	93
Homeownership rate	84.3%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Helena	Watha
Population	399 → 580 (+45.4%)	185 → 244 (+31.9%)
Median household income	$63,281 → $77,000 (+21.7%)	$33,125 → $36,042 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$178,400 → $209,200 (+17.3%)	$115,600 → $100,000 (-13.5%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,661 (+129.1%)	$568 → $683 (+20.2%)

St. Helena

Population

399580

Median household income

$63,281$77,000

Median home value

$178,400$209,200

Median gross rent

$725$1,661

Watha

Population

185244

Median household income

$33,125$36,042

Median home value

$115,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$568$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Helena	Watha
Under 5	5.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	13.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	23.8%
35 to 44	3.4%	7.8%
45 to 54	19.5%	4.9%
55 to 64	17.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	13.8%	16.0%
75 and over	5.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Helena	Watha
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	79.5%
Black or African American	15.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Helena	Watha
No high school diploma	12.0%	21.5%
High school graduate	29.3%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Helena	Watha
Drove alone	78.9%	73.3%
Carpooled	15.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	18.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Helena	Watha
1-unit, detached	83.0%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	St. Helena	Watha
Poverty rate	23.9%	20.1%
Average household size	2.84	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1984	1980