2024 population: 145,740 ( 3,156 from 2020)
Land area: 3262.0 square miles
Population density: 44.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	123,725	84.89%	4.4%
Black:	6,169	4.23%	6.1%
Indian:	747	0.51%	8.4%
Asian:	2,520	1.73%	13.4%
2+ races:	3,529	2.42%	17.4%
Hispanic:	9,050	6.21%	29.5%

Total non-White:	22,015	15.11%	13.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,812	11.4
Deaths:	7,665	12.9
Net Migration:	-3,550	-6.0
Net Immigration:	1,352	2.3

Change in White population:	-5,696	-3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,540	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
148,896
129,421	86.92%
6,568	4.41%
689	0.46%
2,222	1.49%
3,005	2.02%
6,991	4.70%
19,475	13.08%

2010
157,782
140,676	89.16%
6,919	4.39%
594	0.38%
1,389	0.88%
2,394	1.52%
5,712	3.62%
17,106	10.84%

2000
151,981
141,233	92.93%
5,268	3.47%
627	0.41%
684	0.45%
1,465	0.96%
2,628	1.73%
10,748	7.07%

1990
145,999
139,200	95.34%
3,783	2.59%
500	0.34%
484	0.33%
n/a
2,032	1.39%
6,799	4.66%

1980
151,244
145,223	96.02%
3,016	1.99%
418	0.28%
307	0.20%
n/a
2,206	1.46%
6,021	3.98%

1970
147,720
143,282	97.00%
2,872	1.94%
136	0.09%
101	0.07%
n/a
1,184	0.80%
4,438	3.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,832	10.7
14,765	9.4
-7,931	-5.0
1,830	1.2

-11,255	-7.1
2,369	1.5

Number	Rate
2000's
17,388	11.4
14,733	9.7
-2,675	-1.8
539	0.4

-557	-0.4
6,358	4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
18,394	12.6
16,716	11.4
-2,445	-1.7
222	0.2

2,033	1.4
3,949	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
21,322	14.1
17,222	11.4
-8,823	-5.8
n/a

-6,023	-4.0
778	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,063	-1.4
n/a

1,941	1.3
1,583	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
39.4
31,261	21.4%
114,479	78.6%
27,317	18.7%

57,934
2.39

35,133	60.6%
25,976	73.9%
3,370	9.6%
22,801	39.4%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
34,890	22.1%
122,892	77.9%
22,873	14.5%

59,806
2.43

38,627	64.6%
29,113	75.4%
3,937	10.2%
21,179	35.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
35,744	23.5%
116,237	76.5%
22,955	15.1%

57,975
2.43

38,479	66.4%
30,785	80.0%
3,711	9.6%
19,496	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
36,888	25.3%
109,111	74.7%
24,294	16.6%

55,095
2.50

38,561	70.0%
32,140	83.3%
3,076	8.0%
16,534	30.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
40,714	26.9%
110,530	73.1%
24,288	16.1%

55,806
2.62

40,620	72.8%
35,359	87.0%
2,338	5.8%
15,186	27.2%

2024 Housing Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,095	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,809	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,378	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,738	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,407	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,402	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,508	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,239	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,439	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,033	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,534	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,262	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,787	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,554	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,567	6.2%
$200,000 or more	3,182	5.5%

Median Household Income	64,180
Per Capita Income	33,531

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,222	5.6%
Public Assistance	2,059	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,093	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	59,858	68.7%
Unemployed	2,228	2.6%
In Armed Forces	471	0.5%

Total Labor Force	62,557	71.8%
Not in Labor Force	24,523	28.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,636	19,579	57.6%
Non-Profit	1,794	4,031	30.8%
Self-Employed	4,056	2,102	65.9%

Local Government	1,598	3,308	32.6%
State Government	1,578	2,679	37.1%
Federal Government	532	388	57.8%

Total Private + Self	30,692	21,681	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,502	10,406	34.6%
Total	36,194	32,087	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%
Pct. Private + Self	76.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,179	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,418	19.6%
Professional, Technical	13,880	20.3%
Service Occupations	11,330	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	568	0.8%
All others	20,578	30.1%

White Collar		53.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	12,709	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	10,757	15.7%
Retail trade	7,855	11.5%
Educational services	6,595	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	4,404	6.4%
Construction	4,165	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,256	4.8%
Public administration	3,095	4.5%
Other services	3,092	4.5%
Finance and insurance	2,320	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,212	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,080	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,655	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,203	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	816	1.2%
Utilities	776	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	697	1.0%
Information	621	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	56	0.1%
Management	21	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,335	2.95%
Puerto Rican	940	0.64%
Cuban	717	0.49%
Dominican	34	0.02%

Total Central American	806	0.55%
Costa Rican	5	0.00%
Guatemalan	114	0.08%
Honduran	68	0.05%
Nicaraguan	67	0.05%
Panamanian	29	0.02%
Salvadoran	523	0.36%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	191	0.13%
Argentinean	93	0.06%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	2	0.00%
Colombian	60	0.04%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	36	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	835	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	492	0.33%
Vietnamese	302	0.21%
Filipino	149	0.10%
Burmese	100	0.07%
Chinese	94	0.06%
Japanese	91	0.06%
Bangladeshi	68	0.05%
Cambodian	48	0.03%
Hmong	37	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	132,323	95.3%
Spanish	3,822	2.8%
Other Asian	653	0.5%
Other	350	0.3%
Other Indo-European	294	0.2%
German, other Germanic	290	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	277	0.2%
Vietnamese	262	0.2%
Arabic	240	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35,158	23.9%
English	17,836	12.1%
Irish	16,966	11.5%
American	9,473	6.4%
Scottish	2,943	2.0%
French	2,329	1.6%
Italian	2,297	1.6%
Polish	2,040	1.4%
European	1,825	1.2%
Swedish	1,614	1.1%
Dutch	1,331	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,130	0.8%
Norwegian	1,005	0.7%
Swiss	948	0.6%
Welsh	799	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	144,373	98.2%
Not a citizen	2,587	1.8%

Native	142,573	97.0%
Foreign-born	4,387	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,462	2.5%	5,758	5.8%	38,725	38.8%	28,734	28.8%	15,606	15.6%	8,458	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,462	2.5%
9-12 Years	5,758	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,725	38.8%
Some College	28,734	28.8%
Bach. Degree	15,606	15.6%
Grad Degree	8,458	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	71,378	67,015	4,363	6.1%
1991	72,025	66,909	5,116	7.1%
1992	71,604	67,081	4,523	6.3%
1993	71,691	66,379	5,312	7.4%
1994	73,037	67,415	5,622	7.7%
1995	74,498	70,047	4,451	6.0%
1996	74,671	70,432	4,239	5.7%
1997	76,806	73,321	3,485	4.5%
1998	76,801	73,730	3,071	4.0%
1999	77,281	74,886	2,395	3.1%

2000	76,868	74,288	2,580	3.4%
2001	78,414	74,765	3,649	4.7%
2002	77,746	73,527	4,219	5.4%
2003	79,538	75,218	4,320	5.4%
2004	80,729	76,097	4,632	5.7%
2005	81,156	76,762	4,394	5.4%
2006	83,090	79,454	3,636	4.4%
2007	85,321	81,603	3,718	4.4%
2008	86,034	81,620	4,414	5.1%
2009	86,542	79,626	6,916	8.0%

2010	81,497	74,490	7,007	8.6%
2011	80,891	74,560	6,331	7.8%
2012	81,227	76,221	5,006	6.2%
2013	81,054	76,119	4,935	6.1%
2014	80,202	75,653	4,549	5.7%
2015	80,265	76,572	3,693	4.6%
2016	80,764	77,477	3,287	4.1%
2017	78,514	75,762	2,752	3.5%
2018	77,582	75,291	2,291	3.0%
2019	77,498	75,170	2,328	3.0%

2020	77,000	73,426	3,574	4.6%
2021	74,602	72,134	2,468	3.3%
2022	74,025	72,303	1,722	2.3%
2023	74,691	72,607	2,084	2.8%
2024	69,834	67,343	2,491	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	66,730
Median Value	$169,897

Occupied	57,934	86.8%
Vacant	8,796	13.2%

Owned	39,720	68.6%
Rented	18,214	31.4%
Median Rent	$863

Single-Family Units	51,484	77.2%
Detached	49,954	74.9%
Attached	1,530	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,924	10.4%
Mobile Homes	3,442	5.2%

St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

2024 Housing Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area