St. Helens vs Vernonia

A side-by-side comparison of St. Helens and Vernonia: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Helens and Vernonia are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Helens has the higher population (14,152 vs 2,716 in Vernonia). Vernonia has the higher median household income ($83,324 vs $82,123 in St. Helens). St. Helens has the higher median home value ($350,900 vs $321,200 in Vernonia).

Population, income & housing

	St. Helens	Vernonia
Population	14,152	2,716
Median age	36.7 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,123	$83,324
Median home value	$350,900	$321,200
Median gross rent	$1,269	$1,213
Housing units	5,563	1,117
Homeownership rate	62.8%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Helens	Vernonia
Population	13,559 → 14,152 (+4.4%)	1,856 → 2,716 (+46.3%)
Median household income	$51,199 → $82,123 (+60.4%)	$53,491 → $83,324 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$228,500 → $350,900 (+53.6%)	$187,900 → $321,200 (+70.9%)
Median gross rent	$901 → $1,269 (+40.8%)	$1,344 → $1,213 (-9.7%)

St. Helens

Population

13,55914,152

Median household income

$51,199$82,123

Median home value

$228,500$350,900

Median gross rent

$901$1,269

Vernonia

Population

1,8562,716

Median household income

$53,491$83,324

Median home value

$187,900$321,200

Median gross rent

$1,344$1,213

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Helens	Vernonia
Under 5	6.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.2%	21.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	16.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	7.4%
75 and over	6.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Helens	Vernonia
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.3%
Two or more races	7.6%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Helens	Vernonia
No high school diploma	9.4%	11.1%
High school graduate	35.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Helens	Vernonia
Drove alone	69.4%	67.2%
Carpooled	19.7%	15.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	10.1%
Other means	0.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Helens	Vernonia
1-unit, detached	71.4%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	1.5%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	St. Helens	Vernonia
Poverty rate	8.8%	7.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	33	39
Median year structure built	1986	1990