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St. Joseph County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of St. Joseph County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

St. Joseph County, MI is a small manufacturing-oriented county of about 60,870 residents with flat population growth over the past five years. The labor force participation rate stands at 61.1% with an unemployment rate of 5.2%, and just 17.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce concentrated in trades and production rather than professional sectors. Housing costs are low—median home value of $167,600 and median gross rent of $825/month—while median household income of $66,425 and a 76.1% homeownership rate reflect a modest but stable cost structure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

60,870

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,425

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.0% since 2018

St. Joseph County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone51,897 (85.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,665 (6.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,079 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,410 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,296 (2.1%)
  • Asian Alone397 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,941
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic2,527
  3. 3.Other Indo-European240
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island75
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)65

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,042

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,601

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,170

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)10,035
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,307
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,035
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,051
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,600

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,480
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,156
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,051
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,819
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,169

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.77×)10,366
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.05×)904
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 0.96×)2,873
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.93×)1,212
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.85×)1,626

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$167,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$825/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,408 (13.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,026 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,959 (10.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,726 (9.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,390 (7.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,379 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,475

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,553 (72.4%)
  • Carpooled4,305 (15.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,956 (7.2%)
  • Walked427 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle365 (1.4%)
  • Other146 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.