Editing St. Paul, Alaska (section)

== Demographics ==
{{update|section|date=April 2025|reason=Newer information is available from the 2010 and 2020 Census reports}}
{{US Census population
|1880= 298
|1890= 244
|1910= 201
|1920= 212
|1930= 247
|1940= 299
|1950= 359
|1960= 378
|1970= 450
|1980= 551
|1990= 763
|2000= 532
|2010= 479
|2020= 413
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Saint Paul Island has the largest [[Aleut people|Aleut]] community in the United States, one of the [[United States|U.S. government's]] officially recognized [[Alaska Natives|Native American]] ''tribal entities'' of Alaska. Out of a total population of 480 people, 457 of them (86 percent) are Alaska Natives.<ref>[https://www.census.gov St. Paul Island: Blocks 1001 thru 1041, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/|date=December 27, 1996}} United States Census Bureau</ref>

Saint Paul first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated Aleut village. Of its 298 residents, 284 were Aleut and 14 were white.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics of the Population of Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |date=1880}}</ref> In 1890, it reported with 244 residents. A plurality of 111 were [[creole peoples|creole]] (mixed Russian & Native), 108 were Native, 22 were white and 3 were Asian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=Government Printing Office}}</ref> It did not report in 1900, but from 1910 to 1940, it reported as "Saint Paul Island." From 1950-onward, it has reported as Saint Paul. It formally incorporated in 1971.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 532 people, 177 households, and 123 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|13.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 214 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.90% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 12.97% [[Race (United States Census)|white]], 0.56% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], and 0.56% from two or more races.

There were 177 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.44.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,750, and the median income for a family was $51,750. Males had a median income of $32,583 versus $29,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,408. About 6.4% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.