St. Joseph County, IN

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2024 Population

273,040

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

14.2%

2.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,868

3.06% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$192,800

7.23% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

130,237

0.561% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in St. Joseph County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in St. Joseph County, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in St. Joseph County, IN are University of Notre Dame (4,643 degrees awarded in 2023), Indiana University-South Bend (816 degrees), and Saint Mary's College (420 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in St. Joseph County, IN was $192,800, and the homeownership rate was 69%.

Most people in St. Joseph County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Joseph County, IN was 2 cars per household.

St. Joseph County, IN borders Elkhart County, IN, LaPorte County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Starke County, IN, Berrien County, MI, and Cass County, MI.

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Population & Diversity

St. Joseph County, IN is home to a population of 273k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.84% of St. Joseph County, IN residents were born outside of the country (18.7k people).

In 2024, there were 5.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (188k people) in St. Joseph County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

95.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of St. Joseph County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in St. Joseph County, IN was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in St. Joseph County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in St. Joseph County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
188k ± 563
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
33.5k ± 1.08k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
13.7k ± 1.26k

10.5%

Hispanic Population

28.8k people

10.5% of the people in St. Joseph County, IN are hispanic (28.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in St. Joseph County, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
108,287 ± 8,015 people
India
34,966 ± 4,579 people
China
17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

Foreign-Born Population

6.84%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

18.7k people

6.84%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

18.6k people

As of 2024, 6.84% of St. Joseph County, IN residents (18.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in St. Joseph County, IN was 6.84%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in St. Joseph County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,822 ± 379
Gulf War (2001-)
2,544 ± 446
Gulf War (1990s)
1,592 ± 250

St. Joseph County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in St. Joseph County, IN.

Economy

The economy of St. Joseph County, IN employs 130k people. In 2024, the largest industries in St. Joseph County, IN were Manufacturing (21,694 people), Educational Services (19,546 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (17,971 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($179,375), Utilities ($78,929), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,401).

Employment

Occupations

130k

2024 Value

± 2,714

0.561%

1 Year growth

± 2.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Joseph County, IN grew at a rate of 0.561%, from 130k employees to 130k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Joseph County, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (14,652 people), Management Occupations (14,043 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (11,493 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Joseph County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

130k

2024 Value

± 2,714

0.561%

1 Year growth

± 2.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Joseph County, IN grew at a rate of 0.561%, from 130k employees to 130k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Joseph County, IN, are Manufacturing (21,694 people), Educational Services (19,546 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (17,971 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Joseph County, IN, though some of these residents may live in St. Joseph County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,967

Median earning men ± $1,217

$37,083

Median earning women ± $866

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,156), Wholesale Trade ($66,693), and Public Administration ($66,513).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($51,449), Public Administration ($48,720), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,944).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

371
Other Services (except Public Administration)
345
Retail Trade
286
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.08M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$855k
Manufacturing
$722k
Educational Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for St. Joseph County, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in St. Joseph County, IN awarded 6,501 degrees. The student population of St. Joseph County, IN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9,437 male students and 11,991 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in St. Joseph County, IN are White (4,093 and 70.5%), Hispanic or Latino (778 and 13.4%), Two or More Races (333 and 5.73%), and Asian (249 and 4.29%).

The largest universities in St. Joseph County, IN by number of degrees awarded are University of Notre Dame (4,643 and 71.4%), Indiana University-South Bend (816 and 12.6%), and Saint Mary's College (420 and 6.46%).

The most popular majors in St. Joseph County, IN are Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (275 and 4.23%), General Finance (271 and 4.17%), and General Business (226 and 3.48%).

The median tuition costs in St. Joseph County, IN are $42,225 for private four year colleges, and $7,492 and $21,356 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in St. Joseph County, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 27.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 39.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 21,428 (44% men and 56% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 21,428 students enrolled in St. Joseph County, IN, 44% men and 56% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 12,839 records, of which 56.1% were women and 43.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
194 degrees awarded
General Finance
271 degrees awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
256 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in St. Joseph County, IN was General Business with 194 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in St. Joseph County, IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Notre Dame
4,643 degrees awarded
Indiana University-South Bend
816 degrees awarded
Saint Mary's College
420 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Notre Dame with 4,643 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,942 men were awarded degrees from institutions in St. Joseph County, IN, which is 0.827 times less than the 3,559 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,093 degrees mean that there were 5.26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 778 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($42,225) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($830) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in St. Joseph County, IN was $192,800 in 2024, which is 0.58 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $179,800 to $192,800, a 7.23% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Joseph County, IN is 69%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in St. Joseph County, IN have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Joseph County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Joseph County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.697%.

Housing

Property

$192,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,481

$74,022

Median Property Taxes

±$1,911

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Joseph County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in St. Joseph County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69% of the housing units in St. Joseph County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in St. Joseph County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,868

Median Household Income

± $1,255

107k

Number of Households

± 2,395

In 2024, the median household income of the 107k households in St. Joseph County, IN grew to $66,868 from the previous year's value of $64,885.

The following chart displays the households in St. Joseph County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. Joseph County, IN is from Indiana.

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)
Carpooled (8.54%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in St. Joseph County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Joseph County, IN have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.32% of the workforce in St. Joseph County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Joseph County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in St. Joseph County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Joseph County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in St. Joseph County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.697%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Joseph County, IN (37.1k out of 261k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Joseph County, IN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.4% of the children was living in poverty in St. Joseph County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 426 in St. Joseph County, IN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 32.4 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.9% of the population of St. Joseph County, IN has health coverage, with 49.9% on employee plans, 17.9% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.989% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Joseph County, IN see 1,111 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,111 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1565 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 369 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,111 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Joseph County, IN

Primary care physicians in St. Joseph County, IN see an average of 1,111 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,111 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Joseph County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.08%

Uninsured

49.9%

Employer Coverage

17.9%

Medicaid

13.4%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

0.989%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in St. Joseph County, IN declined by 3.51% from 7.34% to 7.08%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in St. Joseph County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 67.8 in St. Joseph County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. Joseph County, IN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.8% in St. Joseph County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in St. Joseph County, IN.