St. Joseph

Population: 7,805
Median household income: $77,765
Median home value: $271,100

St. Joseph, a community in Berrien County, Michigan, has 7,805 residents. Its median household income of $77,765 runs above the Berrien County figure of $63,152.

Between 2019 and 2023, St. Joseph's population declined 6.1% from 8,316 to 7,805, while its median home value rose 38.3% from $196,000 to $271,100.

Owners occupy 59.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,805
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $77,765
Median home value: $271,100
Median gross rent: $1,079
Housing units: 4,881
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3167,805

Median household income

$62,374$77,765

Median home value

$196,000$271,100

Median gross rent

$774$1,079

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,316	$62,374	$196,000	$774
2020	8,328	$60,379	$205,600	$791
2021	7,868	$62,156	$212,600	$886
2022	7,852	$79,103	$250,900	$948
2023	7,805	$77,765	$271,100	$1,079

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	288	3.7%
5 to 17	804	10.3%
18 to 24	752	9.6%
25 to 34	1,252	16.0%
35 to 44	867	11.1%
45 to 54	991	12.7%
55 to 64	950	12.2%
65 to 74	1,044	13.4%
75 and over	857	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,565	84.1%
Black or African American	376	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.2%
Asian	227	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.3%
Two or more races	279	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	319	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate19.0%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree20.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	155	2.6%
High school graduate	1,130	19.0%
Some college or associate's	1,627	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,817	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,232	20.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,857	75.4%
Carpooled	97	2.6%
Public transit	9	0.2%
Walked	199	5.2%
Bicycle	54	1.4%
Worked from home	572	15.1%
Other means	3	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,977	61.4%
15 to 29 min	826	25.7%
30 to 44 min	250	7.8%
45 to 59 min	87	2.7%
60+ min	79	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 7.1% (523 of 7,390)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,839	46.0%
Nonfamily households	2,156	54.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,995	81.8%
Vacant	886	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,374	59.4%
Renter-occupied	1,621	40.6%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units18.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,909	59.6%
1-unit, attached	97	2.0%
2 to 4 units	626	12.8%
5 to 19 units	362	7.4%
20 or more units	887	18.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2670960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.2 sq mi
Water area: 1.58 sq mi
Center point: 42.0997, -86.4888