Leoma vs St. Joseph

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

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

St. Joseph has the higher population (788 vs 342 in Leoma). Leoma has the higher median household income ($59,926 vs $46,786 in St. Joseph). Leoma has the higher median home value ($289,300 vs $121,900 in St. Joseph).

Population, income & housing

	Leoma	St. Joseph
Population	342	788
Median age	49.2 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,926	$46,786
Median home value	$289,300	$121,900
Median gross rent	—	$627
Housing units	149	376
Homeownership rate	89.7%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leoma	St. Joseph
Population	477 → 342 (-28.3%)	943 → 788 (-16.4%)
Median household income	$76,974 → $59,926 (-22.1%)	$36,685 → $46,786 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$153,600 → $289,300 (+88.3%)	$74,200 → $121,900 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$558 → $627 (+12.4%)

Leoma

Population

477342

Median household income

$76,974$59,926

Median home value

$153,600$289,300

St. Joseph

Population

943788

Median household income

$36,685$46,786

Median home value

$74,200$121,900

Median gross rent

$558$627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leoma	St. Joseph
Under 5	1.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	24.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	3.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	5.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	6.7%	18.0%
65 to 74	24.0%	8.2%
75 and over	8.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leoma	St. Joseph
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
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%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leoma	St. Joseph
No high school diploma	9.5%	20.7%
High school graduate	53.9%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leoma	St. Joseph
Drove alone	71.4%	80.5%
Carpooled	28.6%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leoma	St. Joseph
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Leoma	St. Joseph
Poverty rate	1.2%	13.8%
Average household size	2.92	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	13	29
Median year structure built	1976	1968