Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 434, founded in 1905.
St. Helena has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 321 in 1990, 417 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1942 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Helena, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in St. Helena.
Households in St. Helena have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2018. Compared with 94% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. FEMA puts 69% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 19% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just over a fifth of St. Helena residents live below the poverty line, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. For most workers, St. Helena is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 21, to 81. The top destinations are Wilmington (24%), Burgaw (14%) and Fayetteville (4%).
| St. Helena | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
20% of St. Helena residents are 65 or older. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the North Carolina average. Also worth knowing: in St. Helena, the midpoint age is 47.9 years, above both North Carolina’s towns (40.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). This North Carolina town has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 434 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| St. Helena | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.9 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| St. Helena | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.9% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.2% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.7% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.2% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.3% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
In St. Helena, 14% of adults have diabetes. For adults locally, the share who have high blood pressure is 40%.
| St. Helena | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Helena | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.1% | 26.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among households in St. Helena, 86% own their home. The town’s midpoint rent is $1,696 a month.
| St. Helena | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,696 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Helena. Close and well known come first.
38 mi LandmarkFort Fisher
11 mi National BattlefieldMoores Creek National Battlefield56K visitors a year
32 mi GardenOrton Plantation
33 mi MuseumBrunswick Town21 mi GardenAirlie Gardens
19 mi TheatreThalian HallFort Fisher: Eric T. Gunther, CC BY 3.0 · Moores Creek National Battlefield: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Orton Plantation: AgnosticPreachersKid., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brunswick Town: Brunswick1726, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thalian Hall: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of St. Helena; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 St. Helena residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where St. Helena’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in North Carolina, United States
St. Helena or Saint Helena is a village in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 417 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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