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St. Joseph, MO

69,221 Population
44 square miles 1,571.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 40.9 ±0.9
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$31,208 ±$2,505 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: $33,786 ±$1,769
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
$57,010 ±$9,776 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: $66,180 ±$4,961
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703

14.6% ±3.2% (9,607  ±2,119) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 10.9% † 12,416 (±1.9% / ±2,202)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)

17 minutes ±1.1 (509,975  ±35,934) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 19.6 996,970 (±0.8 / ±44,081)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)

Families

28,392 ±1,485 Number of households
  • the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 46,379 ±1,607
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
2.3 ±0.2 (66,059  ±2,399) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 2.5 113,932 (±0.1 / ±1,381)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606

4.5% ±2.6% (695  ±396) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 5.4% † 1,340 (±2.1% / ±514)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)

Housing

33,505 ±844 Number of housing units
  • the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 53,631 ±476
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391

$173,800 ±$11,339 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: $191,600 ±$10,361
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059

13.1% ±3.3% (8,975  ±2,271.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 10.2% † 12,053 (±2.1% / ±2,420.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)

Social

91.1% ±5.1% (43,047  ±2,930.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 92.3% 75,810 (±4.2% / ±3,578.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
20.9% ±3% (9,888  ±1,456.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 24.5% 20,094 (±2.2% / ±1,847.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6% ±1.9% (4,164  ±1,319) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 3.9% † 4,635 (±1.1% / ±1,332)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514

6.6% ±1.8% (3,624  ±961) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area: 7.4% † 6,832 (±1.3% / ±1,165)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
3,624 Total veterans ±961 3,331 Male ±947 293 Female ±219

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