St. Paul vs The University of Virginia's College at Wise

A side-by-side comparison of St. Paul and The University of Virginia's College at Wise: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Paul and The University of Virginia's College at Wise 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 538 in The University of Virginia's College at Wise). Since 2019, St. Paul's population has grown faster (+3.8% vs -21.3%).

Population, income & housing

	St. Paul	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	1,046	538
Median age	41.1 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median household income	$29,554	—
Median home value	$178,800	—
Median gross rent	$468	—
Housing units	480	67
Homeownership rate	65.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	—
Unemployment rate	15.5%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Paul	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	1,008 → 1,046 (+3.8%)	684 → 538 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $29,554 (-16.6%)	—
Median home value	$141,800 → $178,800 (+26.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$415 → $468 (+12.8%)	$1,128 → $1,108 (-1.8%)

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

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Population

684538

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Paul	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	100.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	0.0%
75 and over	11.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Paul	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Paul	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
No high school diploma	19.4%	—
High school graduate	19.5%	—
Some college or associate's	34.5%	—
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	—
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Paul	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Drove alone	60.3%	61.4%
Carpooled	10.3%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	6.1%
Other means	6.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Paul	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
1-unit, detached	69.4%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	100.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Paul	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Poverty rate	33.4%	84.2%
Average household size	2.40	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1966	—