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St. Joseph County, MI


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Sturgis, MI
Designated Market Area: Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 60,874   ( 421 from 2010 , 65 from 2020)
Land area: 500.6 square miles
Population density: 121.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:51,815 85.12% 3.9%
Black:1,4412.37% 7.3%
Indian:2310.38% 1.3%
Asian:4190.69% 0.2%
2+ races:1,4352.36% 33.2%
Hispanic:5,5339.09% 37.2%
Total non-White:9,05914.88% 23.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,588 13.0
Deaths:1,69113.9
Net Migration: -64-0.5
Net Immigration: 800.7
Change in White population:-2,115 -3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:1,694 2.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
61,295
53,93087.98%
1,5552.54%
2340.38%
4180.68%
1,0771.76%
4,0346.58%
7,36512.02%

2000
62,422
56,99491.30%
1,5612.50%
2080.33%
3570.57%
7551.21%
2,4883.99%
5,4288.70%

1990
58,913
56,23195.45%
1,6112.73%
2750.47%
3290.56%
n/a
4670.79%
2,6824.55%

1980
56,083
54,16196.57%
1,2802.28%
1900.34%
1420.25%
n/a
2900.52%
1,9223.43%

1970
47,392
46,19397.47%
1,0222.16%
440.09%
200.04%
n/a
770.16%
1,199 2.53%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
8,758 14.0
5,3718.6
-4,741-7.6
9931.6
-3,064 -4.9
1,937 3.1
1990's
NumberRate
8,598 14.6
5,87910.0
1890.3
2640.4
763 1.3
2,746 4.7
1980's
NumberRate
9,254 16.5
5,176 9.2
-1,001 -1.8
n/a
2,070 3.7
760 1.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,115 8.7
n/a
7,968 16.8
723 1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Joseph County, MI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.8
14,794 24.3%
46,080 75.7%
11,086 18.2%
23,478
2.56
15,477 65.9%
11,369 73.5%
1,375 8.9%
8,001 34.1%

2010
NumberPercent
38.7
15,875 25.9%
45,420 74.1%
9,103 14.9%
23,244
2.60
16,275 70.0%
12,234 75.2%
1,612 9.9%
6,969 30.0%

2000
NumberPercent
35.6
17,094 27.4%
45,328 72.6%
8,134 13.0%
23,410
2.62
16,685 71.3%
13,180 79.0%
1,684 10.1%
6,725 28.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
16,905 28.7%
42,008 71.3%
7,663 13.0%
21,650
2.69
16,239 75.0%
13,385 82.4%
1,474 9.1%
5,411 25.0%

1980
NumberPercent
30.0
17,180 30.6%
38,903 69.4%
6,698 11.9%
19,745
2.82
15,347 77.7%
13,368 87.1%
1,011 6.6%
4,398 22.3%

2022 Housing Data for St. Joseph County, MI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units27,198 
Median Value$152,800 
Occupied23,47886.3%
Vacant3,72013.7%
Owned17,49474.5%
Rented5,98425.5%
Median Rent$811 
Single-Family Units21,56479.3%
    Detached21,41278.7%
    Attached1520.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,4919.2%
Mobile Homes2,0417.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Joseph County, MI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,0214.3%
$10,000 to $14,9999524.1%
$15,000 to $19,9999794.2%
$20,000 to $24,9991,1294.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991,1504.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0784.6%
$35,000 to $39,9998923.8%
$40,000 to $44,9991,1314.8%
$45,000 to $49,9998203.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992,0158.6%
$60,000 to $74,9992,82312.0%
$75,000 to $99,9993,48914.9%
$100,000 to $124,9992,73711.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991,3305.7%
$150,000 to $199,9991,0584.5%
$200,000 or more8743.7%
Median Household Income62,281 
Per Capita Income30,171 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.76 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,6627.1%
Public Assistance5362.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,22413.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed23,61170.3%
Unemployed1,3704.1%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force24,98174.3%
Not in Labor Force8,62425.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector12,3798,68258.8%
Non-Profit7221,41733.8%
Self-Employed1,73980868.3%
Local Government5291,09532.6%
State Government12723734.9%
Federal Government3113918.2%
Total Private + Self14,1189,49059.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,4092,88832.8%
Total15,52712,37855.6%
Pct. Govt.7.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,96110.6%
Sales and Office Occupations4,80217.2%
Professional, Technical4,14214.8%
Service Occupations3,84013.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4211.5%
All others12,19143.6%
White Collar 42.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing10,82838.8%
Health care and social assistance2,78110.0%
Retail trade2,7069.7%
Accommodation and food services1,8166.5%
Educational services1,6365.9%
Construction1,6075.8%
Other services1,0803.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting8603.1%
Transportation and warehousing8493.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7732.8%
Public administration5992.1%
Professional, scientific, technical5852.1%
Finance and insurance5522.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing3721.3%
Wholesale trade3571.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2610.9%
Information1160.4%
Utilities1100.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction440.2%
Management40.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Joseph County, MI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,7527.80%
Puerto Rican1320.22%
Cuban50.01%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American690.11%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan160.03%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian290.05%
Salvadoran240.04%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1260.21%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean20.00%
Colombian300.05%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan940.15%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1490.24%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1470.24%
Japanese450.07%
Korean380.06%
Malaysian280.05%
Filipino220.04%
Chinese220.04%
Thai80.01%
Cambodian70.01%
Vietnamese30.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English50,40388.3%
Spanish3,5996.3%
German, other Germanic2,4654.3%
Other Indo-European2780.5%
Arabic790.1%
Other Asian620.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic580.1%
Other430.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun260.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German14,96724.6%
European7,09911.7%
English6,78811.1%
Irish4,9808.2%
American2,8094.6%
Dutch2,4314.0%
Polish2,2453.7%
Italian1,5092.5%
French1,2992.1%
Swiss1,2332.0%
Scottish1,1841.9%
Swedish6521.1%
Norwegian5770.9%
Scotch-Irish4380.7%
Pennsylvania German3590.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen59,51297.7%
Not a citizen1,3752.3%
Native58,75096.5%
Foreign-born2,1373.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Joseph County, MI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,487 6.0%2,767 6.7%14,849 36.1%13,956 33.9%4,415 10.7%2,651 6.4%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,487 6.0%
9-12 Years 2,767 6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 14,849 36.1%
Some College 13,956 33.9%
Bach. Degree 4,415 10.7%
Grad Degree 2,651 6.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for St. Joseph County, MI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 29,722 27,145 2,577 8.7% 7.7%
1991 28,712 25,702 3,010 10.5% 9.3%
1992 29,525 26,827 2,698 9.1% 9.1%
1993 30,682 28,781 1,901 6.2% 7.3%
1994 32,446 30,961 1,485 4.6% 6.1%
1995 32,831 31,418 1,413 4.3% 5.3%
1996 32,633 31,148 1,485 4.6% 4.9%
1997 32,955 31,788 1,167 3.5% 4.3%
1998 32,283 31,240 1,043 3.2% 4.0%
1999 32,766 31,799 967 3.0% 3.8%
2000 32,591 31,453 1,138 3.5% 3.6%
2001 32,287 30,270 2,017 6.2% 5.2%
2002 30,557 28,585 1,972 6.5% 6.2%
2003 30,558 28,369 2,189 7.2% 7.1%
2004 30,955 28,962 1,993 6.4% 7.0%
2005 30,986 28,997 1,989 6.4% 6.8%
2006 31,509 29,387 2,122 6.7% 7.0%
2007 31,647 29,614 2,033 6.4% 7.1%
2008 30,566 27,926 2,640 8.6% 8.2%
2009 28,689 24,568 4,121 14.4% 13.1%
2010 27,837 24,448 3,389 12.2% 12.2%
2011 27,536 24,661 2,875 10.4% 10.0%
2012 27,545 25,117 2,428 8.8% 9.0%
2013 28,262 26,090 2,172 7.7% 8.7%
2014 28,928 27,245 1,683 5.8% 7.2%
2015 29,179 27,848 1,331 4.6% 5.4%
2016 29,200 27,985 1,215 4.2% 5.0%
2017 28,732 27,530 1,202 4.2% 4.6%
2018 28,354 27,293 1,061 3.7% 4.2%
2019 28,195 27,027 1,168 4.1% 4.1%
2020 29,052 26,418 2,634 9.1% 9.9%
2021 27,811 26,387 1,424 5.1% 5.8%
2022 28,305 27,098 1,207 4.3% 4.2%
2023 28,892 27,631 1,261 4.4% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com