Demographics of St. Helena city, California

St. Helena city, California had 5,194 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −227 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

St. Helena city, in four figures

5,194
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,318 ±32.; −4.2%
Change since July 2020: −227 people.; 48.9 ±5.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $148,750 ±$24,881
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

St. Helena city, California's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Helena city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

St. Helena city, California's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Helena city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,421	100.0	100.0
2021	5,373	99.1	100.2
2022	5,300	97.8	100.7
2023	5,284	97.5	101.6
2024	5,243	96.7	102.5
2025	5,194	95.8	103.1

Population of St. Helena city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,421	—
2021	5,373	−48
2022	5,300	−73
2023	5,284	−16
2024	5,243	−41
2025	5,194	−49

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.9 ±5.9: for men 47.0 ±7.0 and for women 51.3 ±5.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in St. Helena city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	225 ±93	4.2% ±1.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	826 ±183	15.5% ±3.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	208 ±79	3.9% ±1.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,115 ±301	21.0% ±5.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,205 ±186	22.7% ±3.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,739 ±257	32.7% ±4.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $148,750 ±$24,881, and income per person $118,332 ±$31,797, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in St. Helena city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	162 ±79	6.9% ±3.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	225 ±84	9.6% ±3.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	342 ±106	14.6% ±4.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	62 to 198	2.7% to 8.4%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	330 ±115	14.1% ±4.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	277 ±111	11.8% ±4.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	875 ±204	37.4% ±8.4	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in St. Helena city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	100 to 432	1.9% to 8.3%	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 71	0% to 7.0%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9 to 93	0.4% to 4.2%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	55 to 317	2.8% to 15.3%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Helena city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Helena city	California	United States
Housing units	2,831 ±212	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.7% ±7.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.3% ±4.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.4% ±6.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.6% ±6.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,647,700 ±$405,136	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,535 ±$420	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in St. Helena city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,556 ±307	29.3% ±5.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,487 ±306	65.6% ±5.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 1.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	38 to 148	0.7% to 2.8%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 1.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	49 to 193	0.9% to 3.6%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in St. Helena city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	2,323 ±244	43.7% ±4.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,549 ±213	29.1% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	110 ±54	2.1% ±1.0	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,336 ±287	25.1% ±5.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	631 ±191	11.9% ±3.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	705 ±248	13.3% ±4.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

St. Helena city among the places of California

645th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near St. Helena city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lake of the Pines CDP	5,461 ±829
Durham CDP	5,340 ±817
Burbank CDP	5,333 ±836
El Cerrito CDP	5,325 ±886
Myrtletown CDP	5,322 ±823
St. Helena city	5,318 ±32
Yosemite Lakes CDP	5,288 ±581
Palermo CDP	5,266 ±674
El Granada CDP	5,232 ±902
Kensington CDP	5,179 ±475
Mojave CDP	5,173 ±779

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median home value
No. 1 Places in California by median home value
No. 3 Places in California by per capita income
No. 9 Places by per capita income
No. 10 Places in California by median age
No. 19 Places in California by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026