St. Joseph County, MI Demographic Data

St. Joseph County, MI Summary

St. Joseph County is located in Michigan
  • Population: 61,024
  • Area: 521.03 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 500.59 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 20.44 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 117.12 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 877.62 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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St. Joseph County, MI Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
30,647
50%
50.8
Male
30,276
50%
49.2
Total Population
60,923
 
323,128,000

St. Joseph County, MI Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,124
6.8% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,119
6.8% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,448
7.3% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,116
6.8% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,465
5.7% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,243
11.9% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,009
11.5% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,082
13.3% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,256
7.0% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,072
6.7% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,646
9.3% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,083
5.1% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,260
2.1% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
45,617
74.9%
77.2
Female
23,177
50.8%
51.3
Male
22,440
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
43,438
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
12,422
20.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,989
16.4%
15.2
Female
5,580
55.9%
55.8
Male
4,409
44.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0

St. Joseph County, MI Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
59,408
97.5% 
96.8
White
55,797
91.6% 
72.6
Black or African American
1,537
2.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
290
0.5% 
0.8
Asian
314
0.5% 
5.4
Asian Indian
94
0.2% 
1.2
Chinese
33
0.1% 
1.3
Filipino
47
0.1% 
0.9
Japanese
29
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
91
0.1% 
0.4
Vietnamese
7
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
20
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
17
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
3
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
1,450
2.4% 
5.1
Two or More Races
1,515
2.5% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,456
7.3% 
17.8
Mexican
3,976
6.5% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
178
0.3% 
1.7
Cuban
93
0.2% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
209
0.3% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
56,467
92.7% 
82.2

St. Joseph County, MI Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,274
5.6% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,417
8.4% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
15,828
38.9% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
9,619
23.7% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,284
8.1% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,849
9.5% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,380
5.9% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,691
14.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
34,960
86.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,229
15.4%
31.2

St. Joseph County, MI Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,113
25.1%
33.7%
Now Married
26,042
54.0%
47.5
Divorced
5,978
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
879
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
3,220
6.7
5.8%

St. Joseph County, MI Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
51,661
91.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,138
9.0%
21.6%
Spanish
3,338
5.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,671
2.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
69
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
60
0.1%
1.1%

St. Joseph County, MI Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,615
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,230
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,724
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,065
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,117
17.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,687
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,968
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,950
8.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
462
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
380
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
45,410
 
57,617
Per capita income
22,182
 
31,128

St. Joseph County, MI Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,034
3.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,006
7.4%
9.8
Construction
1,018
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,648
17.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
875
3.2%
6.6
Information
179
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
9,951
36.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,107
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,516
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
689
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
2,348
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,096
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
501
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,518
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,470
24.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,700
32.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,158
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,122
15.3%
18.1%

St. Joseph County, MI Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
26,433
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
20,710
78.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,640
13.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
65
0.2%
5.1
Walked
798
3.0%
2.7
Other means
311
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
909
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.8
 
26.6

St. Joseph County, MI Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,798
7.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,530
32.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
9,150
39.4%
37.1
3 or more
4,720
20.3%
21.0

St. Joseph County, MI Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
23,198
83.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
17,027
73.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,171
26.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,440
16.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5

St. Joseph County, MI Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
27,638
1 room
481
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
333
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,468
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
3,626
13.1%
16.5
5 rooms
5,812
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
5,516
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
3,975
14.4%
12.0
8 rooms
2,904
10.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,523
12.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

St. Joseph County, MI Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
27,638
 
 
1-unit, detached
21,888
79.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
248
0.9%
5.9
2-units
548
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
627
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
723
2.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
575
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
666
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
2,348
8.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
15
0.1%
0.1

St. Joseph County, MI Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,388
19.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,847
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,339
12.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,872
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,251
19.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,923
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,290
11.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,512
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
159
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
57
0.2%
1.4%

St. Joseph County, MI Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
14,629
63.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,146
17.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,958
8.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
514
2.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
48
0.2%
0.1
Wood
1,373
5.9%
1.9
Solar energy
2
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
325
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
203
0.9%
1.1

St. Joseph County, MI Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,329
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
167
1.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
222
2.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
308
3.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
317
3.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,041
10.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,609
34.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
4,665
45.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,735
46.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,540
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,236
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
635
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,147
20.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
36
0.0%
0.0%

St. Joseph County, MI Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,763 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
0.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
558
9.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,196
20.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
4,001
69.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
408
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
669
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
855
15.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
760
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
714
12.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
650
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
588
10.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,096
37.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
508
0.0%
0.0%

St. Joseph County, MI Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
17,027
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,037
12.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,661
33.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,658
21.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,551
15.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,852
10.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
842
4.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
343
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
83
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
109,700
 
205,000