Munster vs St. John

A side-by-side comparison of Munster and St. John: population, income, housing, and more.

Munster and St. John are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Munster has the higher population (23,733 vs 21,639 in St. John). St. John has the higher median household income ($127,449 vs $105,764 in Munster). St. John has the higher median home value ($370,800 vs $312,000 in Munster).

Population, income & housing

	Munster	St. John
Population	23,733	21,639
Median age	45.3 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$105,764	$127,449
Median home value	$312,000	$370,800
Median gross rent	$1,480	$971
Housing units	9,786	7,614
Homeownership rate	86.1%	98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.1%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Munster	St. John
Population	22,689 → 23,733 (+4.6%)	17,426 → 21,639 (+24.2%)
Median household income	$84,254 → $105,764 (+25.5%)	$105,852 → $127,449 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$228,400 → $312,000 (+36.6%)	$290,200 → $370,800 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,149 → $1,480 (+28.8%)	$908 → $971 (+6.9%)

Munster

Population

22,68923,733

Median household income

$84,254$105,764

Median home value

$228,400$312,000

Median gross rent

$1,149$1,480

St. John

Population

17,42621,639

Median household income

$105,852$127,449

Median home value

$290,200$370,800

Median gross rent

$908$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Munster	St. John
Under 5	4.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	19.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.9%
75 and over	10.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Munster	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	80.5%
Black or African American	6.8%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	6.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Munster	St. John
No high school diploma	3.5%	5.3%
High school graduate	23.3%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Munster	St. John
Drove alone	77.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.4%
Public transit	2.7%	1.8%
Walked	1.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	11.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Munster	St. John
1-unit, detached	74.8%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Munster	St. John
Poverty rate	7.3%	2.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1972	2002