St. Paul vs Wise

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

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

Wise has the higher population (2,940 vs 1,046 in St. Paul). Wise has the higher median household income ($44,234 vs $29,554 in St. Paul). St. Paul has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $118,100 in Wise).

Population, income & housing

	St. Paul	Wise
Population	1,046	2,940
Median age	41.1 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$29,554	$44,234
Median home value	$178,800	$118,100
Median gross rent	$468	$782
Housing units	480	1,478
Homeownership rate	65.1%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Paul	Wise
Population	1,008 → 1,046 (+3.8%)	3,007 → 2,940 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $29,554 (-16.6%)	$49,470 → $44,234 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$141,800 → $178,800 (+26.1%)	$136,000 → $118,100 (-13.2%)
Median gross rent	$415 → $468 (+12.8%)	$646 → $782 (+21.1%)

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

Wise

Population

3,0072,940

Median household income

$49,470$44,234

Median home value

$136,000$118,100

Median gross rent

$646$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Paul	Wise
Under 5	5.2%	8.5%
5 to 17	16.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.7%	10.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	17.4%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	7.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.7%
75 and over	11.7%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Paul	Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Paul	Wise
No high school diploma	19.4%	19.2%
High school graduate	19.5%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Paul	Wise
Drove alone	60.3%	63.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	17.9%
Other means	6.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Paul	Wise
1-unit, detached	69.4%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	20.8%	6.7%
20 or more units	2.3%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	St. Paul	Wise
Poverty rate	33.4%	21.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1966	1979