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St. Pauls, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
St. Pauls is a Census town of 2,688 people across 1.63 square miles of land, in Robeson County. Median household income is $36,800, 53.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
St. Pauls
What St. Pauls is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,651
- County holding the largest share of its areaRobeson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
St. Pauls
How many people live in St. Pauls
- Population2,688
- Median age35.9 plus or minus 7.2
- Population under 18849 plus or minus 173
- Share under 1831.6 percent
- Population 65 and over487 plus or minus 111
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households926
- Family households515
- Share of households that are families55.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in St. Pauls
- Median household income$36,800 plus or minus $10,924
- Per capita income$21,016 plus or minus $4,759
- Civilian labor force856 plus or minus 172
- Employed781 plus or minus 168
- Unemployed75 plus or minus 68
- Unemployment rate8.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over1,646
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher65.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in St. Pauls
- Housing units1,026
- Occupied units926
- Vacant units100 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied496
- Renter occupied430 plus or minus 92
- Ownership rate53.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$111,000 plus or minus $32,893
- Median gross rent, monthly$781
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units662
- Share single family64.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more190 plus or minus 65
- Share in buildings of two or more18.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes174 plus or minus 58
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How St. Pauls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute707 plus or minus 165
- Commuting under 15 minutes173 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more221 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone82.6 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
St. Pauls
SBA loans in St. Pauls (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,530,500
- Average approval$843,500
- Median approval$320,000
- Largest approval$2,170,500
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in St. Pauls, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
St. Pauls
Flood risk in St. Pauls
- NFIP communityTown of Saint Pauls
- NFIP community number370608
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Saint Pauls participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370608 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Robeson County, not St. Pauls
Robeson County context, not St. Pauls figures
- Establishments in Robeson County1,787
- Covered employment, Robeson County38,484
- Average annual pay, Robeson County$45,957
- Housing units permitted, Robeson County337
Every figure in this section is published for Robeson County as a whole and is not a measurement of St. Pauls.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
St. Pauls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in St. Pauls, North Carolina?
2,688, in 926 households. St. Pauls town covers 1.63 square miles of land, which is 1,651 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is St. Pauls in?
Robeson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in St. Pauls?
$36,800. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $111,000. Median gross rent is $781 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to St. Pauls businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $320,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in St. Pauls, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to St. Pauls borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for St. Pauls. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is St. Pauls in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. St. Pauls appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Saint Pauls, town of, community 370608, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page St. Pauls figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Robeson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of St. Pauls.
Is zoning published for St. Pauls?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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