Red Springs vs St. Pauls

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

Red Springs 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.

Red Springs has the higher population (3,107 vs 2,628 in St. Pauls). St. Pauls has the higher median household income ($33,667 vs $19,752 in Red Springs). St. Pauls has the higher median home value ($118,300 vs $85,400 in Red Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Red Springs	St. Pauls
Population	3,107	2,628
Median age	32.9 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$19,752	$33,667
Median home value	$85,400	$118,300
Median gross rent	$635	$774
Housing units	1,442	1,047
Homeownership rate	54.6%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Springs	St. Pauls
Population	3,378 → 3,107 (-8.0%)	2,107 → 2,628 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$26,829 → $19,752 (-26.4%)	$29,583 → $33,667 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$67,500 → $85,400 (+26.5%)	$81,100 → $118,300 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $635 (+28.5%)	$630 → $774 (+22.9%)

Red Springs

Population

3,3783,107

Median household income

$26,829$19,752

Median home value

$67,500$85,400

Median gross rent

$494$635

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)

	Red Springs	St. Pauls
Under 5	7.9%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	21.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	9.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.1%
75 and over	7.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Springs	St. Pauls
White (non-Hispanic)	25.1%	35.3%
Black or African American	44.4%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21.9%	4.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Springs	St. Pauls
No high school diploma	18.8%	33.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Springs	St. Pauls
Drove alone	87.6%	82.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	6.9%
Other means	0.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Springs	St. Pauls
1-unit, detached	76.6%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	8.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Red Springs	St. Pauls
Poverty rate	39.1%	38.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1968	1969