2024 population: 119,124 ( 2,334 from 2020)
Land area: 1655.7 square miles
Population density: 71.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	99,169	83.25%	4.4%
Black:	5,637	4.73%	6.5%
Indian:	618	0.52%	7.5%
Asian:	2,077	1.74%	8.2%
2+ races:	3,218	2.70%	17.1%
Hispanic:	8,405	7.06%	30.1%

Total non-White:	19,955	16.75%	12.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,655	11.6
Deaths:	6,394	13.2
Net Migration:	-2,622	-5.4
Net Immigration:	1,102	2.3

Change in White population:	-4,557	-3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,223	1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
121,458
103,726	85.40%
6,028	4.96%
575	0.47%
1,920	1.58%
2,747	2.26%
6,462	5.32%
17,732	14.60%

2010
127,329
111,905	87.89%
6,338	4.98%
500	0.39%
987	0.78%
2,170	1.70%
5,348	4.20%
15,424	12.11%

2000
122,336
112,560	92.01%
4,965	4.06%
544	0.44%
483	0.39%
1,270	1.04%
2,445	2.00%
9,776	7.99%

1990
115,816
109,485	94.53%
3,619	3.12%
460	0.40%
346	0.30%
n/a
1,906	1.65%
6,331	5.47%

1980
119,358
113,756	95.31%
2,933	2.46%
376	0.32%
157	0.13%
n/a
2,086	1.75%
5,602	4.69%

1970
115,240
111,009	96.33%
2,797	2.43%
113	0.10%
69	0.06%
n/a
1,120	0.97%
4,231	3.67%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
14,117	11.1
12,145	9.5
-5,762	-4.5
1,720	1.4

-8,179	-6.4
2,308	1.8

Number	Rate
2000's
14,507	11.9
12,045	9.8
-1,801	-1.5
322	0.3

-655	-0.5
5,648	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
15,444	13.3
13,420	11.6
-719	-0.6
193	0.2

3,075	2.7
3,445	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
17,165	14.4
13,560	11.4
-6,619	-5.5
n/a

-4,271	-3.6
729	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-606	-0.5
n/a

2,747	2.4
1,371	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro 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
39.5
26,740	22.4%
92,384	77.6%
21,368	17.9%

46,678
2.46

28,681	61.4%
21,060	73.4%
3,102	10.8%
17,997	38.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.9
29,212	22.9%
98,117	77.1%
18,239	14.3%

48,184
2.46

31,728	65.8%
23,436	73.9%
3,456	10.9%
16,456	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
29,673	24.3%
92,663	75.7%
18,236	14.9%

46,568
2.45

31,382	67.4%
24,801	79.0%
3,237	10.3%
15,186	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
29,911	25.8%
85,905	74.2%
19,011	16.4%

43,944
2.52

31,146	70.9%
25,582	82.1%
2,698	8.7%
12,798	29.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
32,764	27.5%
86,594	72.5%
18,597	15.6%

44,158
2.64

32,298	73.1%
27,863	86.3%
2,029	6.3%
11,860	26.9%

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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,575	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,521	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,168	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,479	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,115	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,875	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,974	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,036	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,953	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,235	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,895	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,888	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,384	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,600	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,779	6.0%
$200,000 or more	2,201	4.7%

Median Household Income	61,079
Per Capita Income	31,621

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,542	5.4%
Public Assistance	2,010	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,896	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	48,720	67.2%
Unemployed	2,239	3.1%
In Armed Forces	355	0.5%

Total Labor Force	51,314	70.7%
Not in Labor Force	21,215	29.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,969	16,176	57.6%
Non-Profit	1,650	3,466	32.3%
Self-Employed	2,872	1,460	66.3%

Local Government	1,562	2,262	40.8%
State Government	1,111	1,772	38.5%
Federal Government	525	321	62.1%

Total Private + Self	24,841	17,636	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,848	7,821	38.3%
Total	29,689	25,457	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,844	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,226	20.3%
Professional, Technical	10,687	19.3%
Service Occupations	8,826	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	372	0.7%
All others	17,677	32.0%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	10,418	18.9%
Health care and social assistance	8,851	16.0%
Retail trade	5,914	10.7%
Educational services	4,636	8.4%
Construction	3,682	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3,323	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	3,277	5.9%
Public administration	2,490	4.5%
Other services	2,474	4.5%
Finance and insurance	2,171	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,981	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,345	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,190	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,138	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	714	1.3%
Utilities	553	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	521	0.9%
Information	473	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	95	0.2%
Management	14	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,241	3.48%
Puerto Rican	593	0.49%
Cuban	471	0.39%
Dominican	33	0.03%

Total Central American	855	0.70%
Costa Rican	10	0.01%
Guatemalan	138	0.11%
Honduran	15	0.01%
Nicaraguan	15	0.01%
Panamanian	54	0.04%
Salvadoran	623	0.51%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	25	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	2	0.00%
Colombian	5	0.00%
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	731	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	332	0.27%
Indian	326	0.27%
Vietnamese	272	0.22%
Filipino	214	0.18%
Burmese	113	0.09%
Bangladeshi	46	0.04%
Japanese	32	0.03%
Hmong	30	0.02%
Korean	18	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	108,597	94.6%
Spanish	3,689	3.2%
Other Asian	417	0.4%
German, other Germanic	363	0.3%
Other	285	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	277	0.2%
Chinese	270	0.2%
Other Indo-European	257	0.2%
Vietnamese	235	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	27,916	22.9%
Irish	15,329	12.6%
English	13,089	10.7%
American	8,777	7.2%
French	2,411	2.0%
Polish	2,367	1.9%
Italian	2,115	1.7%
Scottish	2,009	1.6%
European	1,525	1.3%
Dutch	1,414	1.2%
Swedish	1,358	1.1%
Norwegian	1,150	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,100	0.9%
Swiss	948	0.8%
Welsh	628	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	120,073	98.5%
Not a citizen	1,879	1.5%

Native	118,248	97.0%
Foreign-born	3,704	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,668	3.2%	5,354	6.4%	32,087	38.4%	24,613	29.4%	12,784	15.3%	6,108	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,668	3.2%
9-12 Years	5,354	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,087	38.4%
Some College	24,613	29.4%
Bach. Degree	12,784	15.3%
Grad Degree	6,108	7.3%
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	111,336	103,920	7,416	6.7%
1991	112,840	103,782	9,058	8.0%
1992	111,680	103,560	8,120	7.3%
1993	112,680	103,196	9,484	8.4%
1994	114,576	104,184	10,392	9.1%
1995	117,196	109,028	8,168	7.0%
1996	116,226	108,498	7,728	6.6%
1997	119,776	113,512	6,264	5.2%
1998	120,156	114,680	5,476	4.6%
1999	120,914	116,680	4,234	3.5%

2000	120,872	116,544	4,328	3.6%
2001	123,108	116,882	6,226	5.1%
2002	123,536	116,276	7,260	5.9%
2003	126,128	118,756	7,372	5.8%
2004	128,632	120,702	7,930	6.2%
2005	129,722	122,200	7,522	5.8%
2006	133,128	127,018	6,110	4.6%
2007	137,540	131,430	6,110	4.4%
2008	138,118	130,808	7,310	5.3%
2009	139,590	127,900	11,690	8.4%

2010	131,724	119,978	11,746	8.9%
2011	130,858	120,352	10,506	8.0%
2012	131,344	123,072	8,272	6.3%
2013	131,366	123,398	7,968	6.1%
2014	130,330	123,114	7,216	5.5%
2015	130,832	124,820	6,012	4.6%
2016	132,068	126,748	5,320	4.0%
2017	127,966	123,444	4,522	3.5%
2018	126,178	122,416	3,762	3.0%
2019	126,046	122,234	3,812	3.0%

2020	125,040	119,144	5,896	4.7%
2021	120,618	116,478	4,140	3.4%
2022	119,142	116,310	2,832	2.4%
2023	119,940	116,578	3,362	2.8%
2024	109,302	105,220	4,082	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	53,541
Median Value	$151,966

Occupied	46,678	87.2%
Vacant	6,863	12.8%

Owned	31,316	67.1%
Rented	15,362	32.9%
Median Rent	$842

Single-Family Units	41,336	77.2%
Detached	39,959	74.6%
Attached	1,377	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,272	9.8%
Mobile Homes	2,691	5.0%

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

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

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

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

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

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