St. Benedict vs St. Joseph

A side-by-side comparison of St. Benedict and St. Joseph: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Benedict and St. Joseph are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Joseph has the higher population (78 vs 20 in St. Benedict). Since 2019, St. Benedict's population has grown faster (-9.1% vs -25.0%).

Population, income & housing

	St. Benedict	St. Joseph
Population	20	78
Median age	38.3 yrs	73.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,347
Housing units	9	43
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.1%	68.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Benedict	St. Joseph
Population	22 → 20 (-9.1%)	104 → 78 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $81,563 (+25.5%)	$59,375 → $45,347 (-23.6%)

St. Benedict

Population

2220

Median household income

$65,000$81,563

St. Joseph

Population

10478

Median household income

$59,375$45,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Benedict	St. Joseph
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.5%
18 to 24	30.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	30.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	3.8%
55 to 64	25.0%	6.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	39.7%
75 and over	0.0%	25.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Benedict	St. Joseph
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Benedict	St. Joseph
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	7.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.7%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	26.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Benedict	St. Joseph
Drove alone	20.0%	60.0%
Carpooled	66.7%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	24.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Benedict	St. Joseph
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Benedict	St. Joseph
Poverty rate	0.0%	21.8%
Average household size	2.22	1.81
Median year structure built	1955	1975