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):

2022
Number	Percent
39.1
31,514	21.6%
114,226	78.4%
26,517	18.2%

57,456
2.42

34,885	60.7%
26,003	74.5%
3,606	10.3%
22,571	39.3%

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%

2022 Housing Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,147	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,176	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,674	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,072	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,905	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,429	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,481	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,517	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,300	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,140	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,045	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,271	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,440	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,071	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,212	5.6%
$200,000 or more	2,576	4.5%

Median Household Income	59,633
Per Capita Income	31,154

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,016	5.2%
Public Assistance	2,342	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,890	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	60,506	67.0%
Unemployed	2,545	2.8%
In Armed Forces	392	0.4%

Total Labor Force	63,443	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	26,831	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,170	19,861	56.9%
Non-Profit	2,037	4,115	33.1%
Self-Employed	4,256	1,821	70.0%

Local Government	1,797	2,751	39.5%
State Government	1,597	2,550	38.5%
Federal Government	613	381	61.7%

Total Private + Self	30,426	21,682	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,044	9,797	38.2%
Total	36,470	31,479	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,912	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,840	20.3%
Professional, Technical	13,130	19.3%
Service Occupations	10,914	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	645	0.9%
All others	21,303	31.3%

White Collar		52.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	12,318	18.1%
Health care and social assistance	10,369	15.2%
Retail trade	7,681	11.3%
Educational services	6,399	9.4%
Construction	4,501	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	4,286	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	3,714	5.5%
Other services	3,085	4.5%
Public administration	2,919	4.3%
Finance and insurance	2,415	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,181	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,171	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,660	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,456	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	831	1.2%
Utilities	739	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	623	0.9%
Information	578	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	159	0.2%
Management	14	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,423	2.96%
Puerto Rican	689	0.46%
Cuban	489	0.33%
Dominican	36	0.02%

Total Central American	884	0.59%
Costa Rican	13	0.01%
Guatemalan	146	0.10%
Honduran	15	0.01%
Nicaraguan	15	0.01%
Panamanian	57	0.04%
Salvadoran	638	0.43%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	45	0.03%
Argentinean	12	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	2	0.00%
Colombian	13	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	18	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	847	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	423	0.28%
Chinese	371	0.25%
Vietnamese	291	0.19%
Filipino	265	0.18%
Burmese	113	0.08%
Bangladeshi	46	0.03%
Japanese	33	0.02%
Cambodian	33	0.02%
Korean	31	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	133,955	95.1%
Spanish	3,932	2.8%
German, other Germanic	561	0.4%
Other Asian	500	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	335	0.2%
Other Indo-European	292	0.2%
Other	287	0.2%
Chinese	281	0.2%
Vietnamese	258	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	34,636	23.2%
Irish	18,325	12.3%
English	16,139	10.8%
American	10,911	7.3%
French	2,897	1.9%
Italian	2,674	1.8%
Polish	2,636	1.8%
Scottish	2,484	1.7%
European	1,963	1.3%
Dutch	1,763	1.2%
Swedish	1,586	1.1%
Norwegian	1,404	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,340	0.9%
Swiss	1,271	0.9%
Welsh	704	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	147,221	98.6%
Not a citizen	2,127	1.4%

Native	145,253	97.3%
Foreign-born	4,095	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,979	3.0%	6,052	6.0%	39,055	38.8%	29,520	29.3%	15,318	15.2%	7,705	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,979	3.0%
9-12 Years	6,052	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,055	38.8%
Some College	29,520	29.3%
Bach. Degree	15,318	15.2%
Grad Degree	7,705	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

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	66,566
Median Value	$150,299

Occupied	57,456	86.3%
Vacant	9,110	13.7%

Owned	38,544	67.1%
Rented	18,912	32.9%
Median Rent	$812

Single-Family Units	51,180	76.9%
Detached	49,599	74.5%
Attached	1,581	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,390	9.6%
Mobile Homes	3,501	5.3%

St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Market Area

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