St. Joseph County, IN Demographic Data
St. Joseph County, IN Summary
St. Joseph County is located in Indiana
- Population: 266,344
- Area: 461.39 sq. miles
- Land Area: 457.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.54 sq. miles
- Population Density: 577.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 813.32 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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St. Joseph County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
138,162
51%
50.8
Male
130,979
49%
49.2
Total Population
269,141
323,128,000
St. Joseph County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
17,574
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
16,466
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
19,356
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
21,001
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20,693
7.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
33,740
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
32,948
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
32,726
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
16,334
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
18,519
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
22,546
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,026
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
7,212
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
204,804
76.1%
77.2
Female
106,999
52.2%
51.3
Male
97,805
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
188,429
70.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
51,302
19.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
39,784
14.8%
15.2
Female
22,561
56.7%
55.8
Male
17,223
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
St. Joseph County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
262,109
97.4%
96.8
White
209,203
77.7%
72.6
Black or African American
35,405
13.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,880
0.7%
0.8
Asian
6,408
2.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
3,178
1.2%
1.2
Chinese
1,342
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
697
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
294
0.1%
0.2
Korean
369
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
291
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
237
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
190
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
9,023
3.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
7,032
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
23,055
8.6%
17.8
Mexican
20,128
7.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
688
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
496
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,743
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
246,086
91.4%
82.2
St. Joseph County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,774
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
14,766
8.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
55,910
32.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
35,143
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12,382
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
29,762
17.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
19,314
11.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
21,540
12.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
152,511
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
49,076
28.2%
31.2
St. Joseph County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
80,239
37.2%
33.7%
Now Married
96,193
44.6%
47.5
Divorced
22,494
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
3,941
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
12,878
6.0
5.8%
St. Joseph County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
227,542
90.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
24,025
9.6%
21.6%
Spanish
13,673
5.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,629
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,792
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,931
0.8%
1.1%
St. Joseph County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8,637
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,782
6.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
11,055
11.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
10,486
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
13,637
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
18,390
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
12,001
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10,783
11.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,708
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,592
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
48,358
57,617
Per capita income
24,861
31,128
St. Joseph County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
305
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
10,557
8.7%
9.8
Construction
5,610
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
34,750
28.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,941
4.9%
6.6
Information
1,822
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
20,214
16.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,402
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
8,772
7.2%
11.4
Public administration
4,099
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
13,097
10.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,076
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,743
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9,115
7.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
40,972
33.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
20,278
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
29,431
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
21,592
17.8%
18.1%
St. Joseph County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
120,678
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
99,461
82.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,683
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,232
1.8%
5.1
Walked
4,096
3.4%
2.7
Other means
1,496
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
4,710
3.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.9
26.6
St. Joseph County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9,190
9.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
34,934
36.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
35,668
36.7%
37.1
3 or more
17,279
17.8%
21.0
St. Joseph County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
97,071
83.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
64,429
66.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
32,642
33.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
18,915
16.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
St. Joseph County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
115,986
1 room
2,049
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
2,227
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
9,021
7.8%
9.1
4 rooms
11,714
10.1%
16.5
5 rooms
19,752
17.0%
19.8
6 rooms
25,365
21.9%
17.8
7 rooms
16,832
14.5%
12.0
8 rooms
12,098
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
16,928
14.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
St. Joseph County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
115,986
1-unit, detached
86,110
74.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,830
2.4%
5.9
2-units
1,620
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,137
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
7,151
6.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,463
3.8%
4.4
20 or more units
8,475
7.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,200
1.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
St. Joseph County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
18,117
15.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
14,012
12.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15,237
13.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
12,543
10.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
17,517
15.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
10,715
9.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
16,952
14.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8,926
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,391
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
576
0.5%
1.4%
St. Joseph County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
80,980
83.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,868
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
12,996
13.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
52
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
535
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
51
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
174
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
415
0.4%
1.1
St. Joseph County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
40,513
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
684
1.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
956
2.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,395
3.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
1,833
4.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,783
11.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,772
26.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
20,090
49.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
24,454
60.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,727
14.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,346
8.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,631
4.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,231
13.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
124
0.0%
0.0%
St. Joseph County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
30,238
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
218
0.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
461
1.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,209
10.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
6,198
20.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
20,152
66.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,404
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
717
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,168
14.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,792
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,402
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,702
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,843
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11,124
38.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,611
0.0%
0.0%
St. Joseph County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
64,429
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
5,053
7.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
19,978
31.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
13,803
21.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11,279
17.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,703
13.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,274
6.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,155
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
184
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
126,900
205,000
