St. Joseph County, Indiana

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 272,574
Median household income: $64,885
Median home value: $179,800

St. Joseph County, Indiana counts 272,574 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,885, its median household income sits below Indiana's $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Joseph County's population held roughly steady from 270,216 to 272,574, while its median household income rose 23.0% from $52,769 to $64,885.

Households average 2.44 people. The median gross rent is $1,030.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 272,574
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,885
Median home value: $179,800
Median gross rent: $1,030
Housing units: 118,329
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

270,216272,574

Median household income

$52,769$64,885

Median home value

$129,000$179,800

Median gross rent

$793$1,030

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	270,216	$52,769	$129,000	$793
2020	270,881	$54,433	$134,800	$825
2021	272,049	$58,599	$142,300	$885
2022	272,388	$61,877	$165,700	$969
2023	272,574	$64,885	$179,800	$1,030

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16,873	6.2%
5 to 17	46,688	17.1%
18 to 24	30,959	11.4%
25 to 34	36,216	13.3%
35 to 44	33,163	12.2%
45 to 54	30,900	11.3%
55 to 64	32,739	12.0%
65 to 74	26,967	9.9%
75 and over	18,069	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	189,708	69.6%
Black or African American	33,761	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	234	0.1%
Asian	6,932	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	178	0.1%
Some other race	1,417	0.5%
Two or more races	12,615	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,729	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15,678	8.8%
High school graduate	52,878	29.7%
Some college or associate's	51,409	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	35,053	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23,036	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.1%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	95,203	74.9%
Carpooled	11,373	9.0%
Public transit	1,388	1.1%
Walked	4,448	3.5%
Bicycle	833	0.7%
Worked from home	12,363	9.7%
Other means	1,431	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36,543	31.9%
15 to 29 min	50,716	44.2%
30 to 44 min	18,415	16.1%
45 to 59 min	4,747	4.1%
60+ min	4,255	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 14.6% (38,013 of 260,632)

	Count	Share
Family households	63,641	59.5%
Nonfamily households	43,364	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	107,005	90.4%
Vacant	11,324	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73,649	68.8%
Renter-occupied	33,356	31.2%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	87,915	74.3%
1-unit, attached	3,599	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6,212	5.2%
5 to 19 units	11,277	9.5%
20 or more units	7,484	6.3%
Mobile home & other	1,842	1.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 18141
State: Indiana
Land area: 458 sq mi
Water area: 3.6 sq mi
Center point: 41.6177, -86.2880