East Stone Gap vs St. Paul

A side-by-side comparison of East Stone Gap and St. Paul: population, income, housing, and more.

East Stone Gap and St. Paul are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Paul has the higher population (1,046 vs 792 in East Stone Gap). St. Paul has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $113,800 in East Stone Gap). Since 2019, St. Paul's population has grown faster (+3.8% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Stone Gap	St. Paul
Population	792	1,046
Median age	46.5 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$29,554
Median home value	$113,800	$178,800
Median gross rent	—	$468
Housing units	275	480
Homeownership rate	82.2%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	15.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Stone Gap	St. Paul
Population	858 → 792 (-7.7%)	1,008 → 1,046 (+3.8%)
Median household income	—	$35,417 → $29,554 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $113,800 (+32.8%)	$141,800 → $178,800 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$415 → $468 (+12.8%)

East Stone Gap

Population

858792

Median home value

$85,700$113,800

St. Paul

Population

1,0081,046

Median household income

$35,417$29,554

Median home value

$141,800$178,800

Median gross rent

$415$468

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Stone Gap	St. Paul
Under 5	3.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	2.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	25.9%	8.7%
25 to 34	7.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.9%
45 to 54	23.9%	7.0%
55 to 64	18.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	17.7%	9.6%
75 and over	0.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Stone Gap	St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	96.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Stone Gap	St. Paul
No high school diploma	16.6%	19.4%
High school graduate	83.4%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Stone Gap	St. Paul
Drove alone	100.0%	60.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Stone Gap	St. Paul
1-unit, detached	28.4%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	71.6%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	East Stone Gap	St. Paul
Poverty rate	0.0%	33.4%
Average household size	2.88	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1993	1966