St. Joseph County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	60,969	10,077,761	334,922,499	885th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,425	$72,875	$80,734	1476th of 3,221
Median Age	39.9	40.2	38.9	2149th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.9%	32.4%	35.7%	2509th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$178,300	$231,600	$332,700	1667th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$849	$1,129	$1,413	1754th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.4%	13.2%	12.5%	2104th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	5.7%	5.2%	752nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	121.8	178.0	n/a	853rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	7.2%	14.1%	1192nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1769th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	73.2%	65.2%	1340th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.0	24.2	26.4	2353rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.2%	13.5%	15.1%	2050th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1877th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.9%	46.1%	46.9%	1683rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.1%	n/a	n/a	1228th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.4%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.1	45.3	61.4

Age in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	39.9	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.7%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	23,620	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.1%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.7%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.3%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,102	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.4%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.3%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.8%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	27,302	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.2%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.0%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.5%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.0%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,959	$2,904	n/a

Education in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	13.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.2%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.5%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.8%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.5%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.4%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.7%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in St. Joseph County, Michigan

Statistic	St. Joseph County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.6%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.5%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.0%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.3%	8.5%	16.7%

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