St. Helens, Oregon demographics

St. Helens, OR demographics: median age 39.8; 16.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · St. Helens city, Oregon · Incorporated city · GEOID 4164600. The survey estimates a population of 14,258 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in St. Helens is 39.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 5,403 households (±256). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.8 ±2.7	40.4 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,258
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Under 18	3,143 ±411	22.0% ±2.9 pp	19.9%	22.0%
18–34	3,288 ±389	23.1% ±2.7 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	5,574 ±564	39.1% ±4.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,253 ±342	15.8% ±2.4 pp	19.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,258
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Male	7,342 ±276	51.5% ±1.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,916 ±274	48.5% ±1.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,258
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
White alone	11,716 ±400	82.2% ±2.8 pp	74.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	14 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	68 ±51 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	47 ±57 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	177 ±119 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,228 ±391	15.6% ±2.7 pp	12.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,258
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,931 ±282	90.7% ±2.0 pp	85.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,327 ±284	9.3% ±2.0 pp	14.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,403
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,453 ±267	45.4% ±4.4 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	331 ±174 · low precision	6.1% ±3.2 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	826 ±219	15.3% ±4.0 pp	10.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,215 ±240	22.5% ±4.3 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	578 ±208	10.7% ±3.8 pp	9.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,403
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,925 ±244	35.6% ±4.2 pp	27.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,478 ±359	64.4% ±5.9 pp	72.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,403
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,215 ±240	22.5% ±4.3 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,037 ±331	37.7% ±5.9 pp	36.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,080 ±261	20.0% ±4.7 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	626 ±197	11.6% ±3.6 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	194 ±105 · low precision	3.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	98 ±72 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	153 ±82 · low precision	2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,258
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Native	13,704 ±199	96.1% ±1.4 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	554 ±196	3.9% ±1.4 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,343
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
English only	12,299 ±323	92.2% ±1.9 pp	84.8%	77.7%
Spanish	802 ±263	6.0% ±2.0 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	11 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	56 ±57 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	66 ±62 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	9 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	39 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	61 ±68 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,986
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,021 ±270	10.2% ±2.7 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,947 ±551	39.5% ±5.3 pp	22.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,497 ±401	25.0% ±3.9 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	834 ±225	8.4% ±2.2 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,148 ±297	11.5% ±2.9 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	539 ±157	5.4% ±1.6 pp	14.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 13,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Same house	11,625 ±599	83.5% ±4.2 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	705 ±280	5.1% ±2.0 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	832 ±284	6.0% ±2.0 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	678 ±435 · low precision	4.9% ±3.1 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	80 ±86 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.4% of St. Helens residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.9% in Oregon and 8.4% nationally. 92.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Helens	Oregon	U.S.	Compared with Oregon
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.4% ±1.6 pp	5.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.2% ±3.0 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.0% ±2.2 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for St. Helens . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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