St. Joseph

Population: 71,542
Median household income: $55,578
Median home value: $144,200

St. Joseph, a community in Buchanan County, Missouri, has 71,542 residents. The median household income of $55,578 is below the Buchanan County median ($59,423).

From 2019 to 2023, St. Joseph's population declined 5.8% from 75,913 to 71,542, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $114,100 to $144,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71,542
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,578
Median home value: $144,200
Median gross rent: $884
Housing units: 33,143
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,91371,542

Median household income

$48,197$55,578

Median home value

$114,100$144,200

Median gross rent

$782$884

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,913	$48,197	$114,100	$782
2020	75,369	$48,716	$117,800	$785
2021	73,138	$50,540	$120,300	$816
2022	72,198	$54,515	$138,100	$854
2023	71,542	$55,578	$144,200	$884

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,319	6.0%
5 to 17	11,590	16.2%
18 to 24	7,210	10.1%
25 to 34	9,857	13.8%
35 to 44	9,358	13.1%
45 to 54	7,983	11.2%
55 to 64	9,364	13.1%
65 to 74	7,039	9.8%
75 and over	4,822	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,265	78.6%
Black or African American	4,689	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	192	0.3%
Asian	970	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	358	0.5%
Some other race	76	0.1%
Two or more races	3,498	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,494	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,272	10.9%
High school graduate	18,471	38.1%
Some college or associate's	13,692	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,586	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,402	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,229	79.1%
Carpooled	3,622	11.4%
Public transit	97	0.3%
Walked	440	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,198	6.9%
Other means	321	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,273	58.1%
15 to 29 min	8,524	28.7%
30 to 44 min	1,438	4.8%
45 to 59 min	891	3.0%
60+ min	1,583	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 18.7% (12,705 of 68,090)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,231	56.6%
Nonfamily households	12,435	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,666	86.5%
Vacant	4,477	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,592	61.4%
Renter-occupied	11,074	38.6%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,729	71.6%
1-unit, attached	801	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2,848	8.6%
5 to 19 units	2,749	8.3%
20 or more units	2,117	6.4%
Mobile home & other	899	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2964550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 44 sq mi
Water area: 0.79 sq mi
Center point: 39.7595, -94.8211