COUNTY · 2020 ACS
St. Joseph County
Indiana · 272,912 residents · 458 sq mi
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St. Joseph County is home to 272,912 people in Indiana. The typical home is worth $134,800, having risen by half since 2000. 6% of locals were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 21 minutes on average. Renters pay $825 a month at the median. Households take in $54,433 at the median, 18% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.8
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
458 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024273K
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56%(16,463)
5 to 96.4%(17,562)
10 to 146.7%(18,158)
15 to 197.5%(20,498)
20 to 248%(21,863)
25 to 3413%(35,606)
35 to 4411.9%(32,499)
45 to 5411.4%(31,156)
55 to 6412.5%(34,149)
65 to 749.8%(26,807)
75 to 844.6%(12,429)
85 and over2.1%(5,722)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$54,433
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,420 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
34.4%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 25.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade17%
Information10.6%
Wholesale trade4.9%
Other services4.8%
Finance & insurance4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
Public administration3.4%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
Education & health services0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
Construction0.4%
Manufacturing0%
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Section 03
Housing
$134,800
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,800 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
2.5
−2%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic80.5%(213,890)
Black11.3%(30,105)
Hispanic / Latino4.7%(12,557)
Asian1.3%(3,512)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic69.1%(188,556)
Black13%(35,420)
Hispanic / Latino9.7%(26,576)
Asian2.4%(6,586)
Other4.2%(11,445)
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Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican6.8%(18,475)
South American0.6%(1,621)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,237)
Central American0.3%(909)
Venezuelan0.3%(768)
Spaniard0.2%(565)
Cuban0.2%(421)
Salvadoran0.1%(393)
Colombian0.1%(214)
Guatemalan0.1%(193)
Peruvian0.1%(156)
Argentine0.1%(153)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(153)
Ecuadorian0.1%(138)
Honduran0%(133)
Panamanian0%(102)
Nicaraguan0%(51)
Costa Rican0%(37)
Dominican0%(20)
Paraguayan0%(14)
Uruguayan0%(7)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(1,734)
Chinese0.6%(1,617)
Korean0.3%(830)
Filipino0.3%(820)
Vietnamese0.2%(593)
Burmese0.1%(355)
Pakistani0.1%(245)
Japanese0.1%(186)
Thai0%(49)
Bangladeshi0%(40)
Indonesian0%(39)
Cambodian0%(32)
Ancestry
German20.4%(55,177)
Irish11.6%(31,461)
Polish9.4%(25,503)
English6.8%(18,404)
American4.9%(13,216)
Italian4.2%(11,339)
Hungarian2.6%(7,145)
Dutch1.8%(4,842)
French1.7%(4,539)
Scottish1.5%(4,167)
Belgian1.5%(3,971)
Swedish1.2%(3,215)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African1.1%(3,038)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(1,923)
Norwegian0.7%(1,884)
Welsh0.7%(1,794)
Russian0.5%(1,411)
British0.5%(1,410)
Swiss0.5%(1,375)
Czech0.5%(1,223)
Greek0.4%(979)
Austrian0.4%(955)
French Canadian0.3%(858)
Lebanese0.3%(852)
Lithuanian0.3%(695)
Croatian0.2%(637)
Ukrainian0.2%(629)
Canadian0.2%(545)
Serbian0.2%(519)
Danish0.2%(486)
Romanian0.1%(372)
Slovak0.1%(371)
Kenyan0.1%(354)
Finnish0.1%(221)
Armenian0.1%(218)
West Indian0.1%(205)
Portuguese0.1%(187)
Brazilian0.1%(154)
Slovene0%(130)
Syrian0%(128)
Jamaican0%(128)
Palestinian0%(125)
Iraqi0%(117)
Nigerian0%(101)
Jordanian0%(97)
Iranian0%(83)
Bulgarian0%(66)
Guyanese0%(61)
Latvian0%(58)
Israeli0%(56)
Egyptian0%(54)
Australian0%(50)
Ethiopian0%(50)
Macedonian0%(45)
Ghanaian0%(39)
Turkish0%(23)
Arab0%(21)
Moroccan0%(20)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
89.8%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 82.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
US average: 73.3%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
89.0%
US average: 91.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married40.6%(43,372)
Married46.4%(49,499)
Widowed2.5%(2,677)
Divorced10.5%(11,223)
Women 15+
Never married34.6%(39,436)
Married44%(50,203)
Widowed8.2%(9,404)
Divorced13.2%(15,080)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
13.8%
US average: 13.7%
VA health care
1.9%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
68.8%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
34.4%
US average: 35.2%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(2,459)
Gulf War (1990s)13.2%(1,769)
Vietnam era34.8%(4,652)
Korean War8.6%(1,150)
World War II4%(533)
Share of the 13,355 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Frequently asked
How many people live in St. Joseph County, Indiana?
St. Joseph County, Indiana has about 272,912 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in St. Joseph County, Indiana?
The typical household in St. Joseph County, Indiana earns about $54,433 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is St. Joseph County, Indiana expensive?
In St. Joseph County, Indiana, the median home is worth about $134,800, and the typical rent is about $825 a month.
How educated are people in St. Joseph County, Indiana?
About 31.0% of adults age 25 and over in St. Joseph County, Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in St. Joseph County, Indiana?
About 14.8% of people in St. Joseph County, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.
Has St. Joseph County, Indiana grown since 1990?
Yes, St. Joseph County, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 25,860 residents, a change of about 10 percent over that period.
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