Pembroke vs St. Pauls

A side-by-side comparison of Pembroke and St. Pauls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pembroke has the higher population (2,823 vs 2,628 in St. Pauls). St. Pauls has the higher median household income ($33,667 vs $22,940 in Pembroke). St. Pauls has the higher median home value ($118,300 vs $114,700 in Pembroke).

Population, income & housing

	Pembroke	St. Pauls
Population	2,823	2,628
Median age	24.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$22,940	$33,667
Median home value	$114,700	$118,300
Median gross rent	$700	$774
Housing units	1,322	1,047
Homeownership rate	29.4%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pembroke	St. Pauls
Population	3,002 → 2,823 (-6.0%)	2,107 → 2,628 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$24,034 → $22,940 (-4.6%)	$29,583 → $33,667 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $114,700 (+28.2%)	$81,100 → $118,300 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $700 (+22.2%)	$630 → $774 (+22.9%)

Pembroke

Population

3,0022,823

Median household income

$24,034$22,940

Median home value

$89,500$114,700

Median gross rent

$573$700

St. Pauls

Population

2,1072,628

Median household income

$29,583$33,667

Median home value

$81,100$118,300

Median gross rent

$630$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pembroke	St. Pauls
Under 5	11.3%	10.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	21.7%
18 to 24	23.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	4.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.9%
55 to 64	8.4%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	11.1%
75 and over	4.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pembroke	St. Pauls
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	35.3%
Black or African American	14.1%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68.8%	4.7%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pembroke	St. Pauls
No high school diploma	17.2%	33.2%
High school graduate	33.4%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pembroke	St. Pauls
Drove alone	84.6%	82.0%
Carpooled	5.9%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	6.9%
Other means	2.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pembroke	St. Pauls
1-unit, detached	41.4%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.0%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	14.8%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Pembroke	St. Pauls
Poverty rate	43.7%	38.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1982	1969