St. Joseph County, Michigan (MI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,798
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,985
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,721 (it was 5,396 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 28% |
Land area: 504 sq. mi.
Water area: 17.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 121 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (38.3%), Educational, health and social services (15.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 87%
- Government: 8%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 51,15884.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,4418.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,4474.0%Two or more races
- 1,2732.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3330.5%Asian alone
- 1230.2%Some other race alone
- 190.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 40.2 years |
| Michigan median age: | 40.3 years |
| Males: 30,580 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 30,162 |  (49.7%) |
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| St. Joseph County: | 2.0 people |
| Michigan: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,900 ($40,355 in 1999)
| This county: | $60,900 |
| Michigan: | $66,986 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $653 (lower quartile is $470, upper quartile is $805)
| This county: | $653 |
| State: | $865 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $170,504 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
| St. Joseph: | $170,504 |
| Michigan: | $224,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,179Detached houses: $211,931
Here: $211,931 State: $280,038 Townhouses or other attached units: $222,766
Here: $222,766 State: $239,520 In 2-unit structures: $96,915
Here: $96,915 State: $219,481 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $232,264
Here: $232,264 State: $207,067 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $37,816
Here: $37,816 State: $192,733 Mobile homes: $85,018
Here: $85,018 State: $72,868
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $479
Institutionalized population: 511
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 10
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 69
- Burglaries: 73
- Thefts: 161
- Auto thefts: 44
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 65
- Burglaries: 72
- Thefts: 128
- Auto thefts: 42
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 118 buildings, average cost: $272,700
- 2021: 78 buildings, average cost: $324,100
- 2020: 99 buildings, average cost: $262,400
- 2019: 85 buildings, average cost: $266,800
- 2018: 67 buildings, average cost: $265,500
- 2017: 64 buildings, average cost: $295,400
- 2016: 64 buildings, average cost: $215,000
- 2015: 60 buildings, average cost: $207,900
- 2014: 44 buildings, average cost: $241,100
- 2013: 32 buildings, average cost: $197,300
- 2012: 28 buildings, average cost: $218,300
- 2011: 38 buildings, average cost: $196,800
- 2010: 32 buildings, average cost: $152,400
- 2009: 34 buildings, average cost: $172,500
- 2008: 68 buildings, average cost: $197,600
- 2007: 71 buildings, average cost: $195,100
- 2006: 137 buildings, average cost: $140,900
- 2005: 171 buildings, average cost: $141,200
- 2004: 160 buildings, average cost: $132,000
- 2003: 191 buildings, average cost: $122,100
- 2002: 177 buildings, average cost: $121,700
- 2001: 166 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2000: 232 buildings, average cost: $110,900
- 1999: 224 buildings, average cost: $108,400
- 1998: 211 buildings, average cost: $119,600
- 1997: 221 buildings, average cost: $104,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,830 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,731 (1.1%)
| St. Joseph County: | 13.1% |
| Michigan: | 13.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.2 years old
(Males: 38.9 years old, Females: 41.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.3 years old, Black residents: 40.8 years old, American Indian residents: 51.2 years old, Asian residents: 36.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.6 years old, Other race residents: 27.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Joseph County is $467 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $551 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $680 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sturgis, Three Rivers, Constantine, White Pigeon, Centreville, Colon, Mendon, Burr Oak.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in St. Joseph County: Living Waters Camp (A), Camp Baber (B), Camp Manitou (C), Lake Regional Conference Camp (D), Four Lakes Country Club (E), Camp Tamarack (F), Camp Bellowood (G), Camp Sun Chi Win (H), Camp Matthews (I), Camp Kil Lo Qua (J), Camp Cozy (K), Camp Bryan (L), Redfield Hall (M), Red Mill (N), Pullman Corners (O), Diamond Lake Golf Club (P), Swiss Valley Ski Area (Q), Wakelee Station (R), Pokagon Station (S), Penn Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in St. Joseph County include: Volinia Baptist Church (A), Sacred Heart of Mary Church (B), Silver Creek Church (C), South Wayne Church (D), Newberg Norton Bible Church (E), Chapel Hill Church (F), Full Gospel Assembly Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Our Lady of the Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: White Cemetery (1), Gage Cemetery (2), Red Mill Cemetery (3), North Wayne Cemetery (4), California Cemetery (5), Burlington Cemetery (6), Paradise Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Magician Lake (A), Twin Lakes (B), Puterbaugh Lake (C), Priest Lake (D), Pitcher Lake (E), Pine Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Pickerel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peavine Creek (A), Mudd Lake Extension Drain (B), Silver Creek (C), Sheldon Creek (D), Mud Creek (E), Dowagiac Creek (F), Pokagon Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in St. Joseph County include: Harmon Park (1), Crane Pond State Game Area (2), Cass County Park (3), Stevens Memorial Park (4), Union Church and Cemetery Historical Marker (5), Veterans Memorial and Beeson Street Park (6), Arthur Dodd Memorial Park (7), Fred Russ Forest Park (8), Bonine Elk Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Kent County, Rhode Island 
, Norfolk County, Massachusetts , Branch County , Calhoun County 
, Kalamazoo County 
, St. Joseph County, Indiana 
.
| Here: | 3.8% |
| Michigan: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 1,819
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,138 (36.5% naturalized citizens)
| St. Joseph County: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.9% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5502010 or later
- 4712000 to 2009
- 4901990 to 1999
- 4261980 to 1989
- 1761970 to 1979
- 369Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 21,465
- One, attached: 158
- Two: 496
- 3 or 4: 579
- 5 to 9: 935
- 10 to 19: 629
- 20 to 49: 621
- 50 or more: 311
- Mobile homes: 2,061
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36
Housing units in St. Joseph County with a mortgage: 10,109 (828 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 740 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 444
| Here: | 2.2% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for St. Joseph County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 11,175 | 75 |
| Catholic | 9,460 | 6 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,020 | 22 |
| Black Protestant | 830 | 4 |
| Other | 439 | 4 |
| None | 35,371 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 17
| St. Joseph County: | 2.73 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| Michigan: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| This county: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| St. Joseph County: | 3.85 / 10,000 pop. |
| Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 41
| This county: | 6.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| St. Joseph County: | 9.4% |
| Michigan: | 9.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| St. Joseph County: | 29.1% |
| State: | 29.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 22.0% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in St. Joseph County:
Average size of farms: 254 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $103,264
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $417.91
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.10%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $90,057
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $122,928
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.30
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 13.68%
Corn for grain: 90549 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2238 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 60143 harvested acres
Vegetables: 9,931 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 185 acres
Tornado activity:
St. Joseph County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 4692144.2 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 25 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/13/1992, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
St. Joseph County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 24.0 miles away from St. Joseph County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 268.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 111.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 226.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 246.3 miles away from St. Joseph County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 266.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
The number of natural disasters in St. Joseph County (1) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 19,528 (72.8%)
- Carpooled: 3,428 (12.8%)
- Bus: 15 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 492 (1.8%)
- Bicycle: 338 (1.3%)
- Walked: 588 (2.2%)
- Worked at home: 2,102 (7.8%)
- Manufacturing (21%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (2%)
- Manufacturing (27%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Production occupations (27%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (65%)
- India (5%)
- Venezuela (3%)
- Japan (3%)
- Other Northern Africa (2%)
- England (2%)
- Malaysia (2%)
- German (21%)
- European (19%)
- English (10%)
- American (9%)
- Irish (4%)
- Polish (3%)
- Dutch (2%)
People in group quarters in St. Joseph County, Michigan in 2010:
- 322 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 138 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 137 people in group homes intended for adults
- 57 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 51 people in correctional residential facilities
- 36 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 12 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 12 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in St. Joseph County, Michigan in 2000:
- 456 people in nursing homes
- 160 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 97 people in other group homes
- 96 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 63 people in halfway houses
- 49 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
5.33% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,402 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.33% |
| Michigan average: | 5.83% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.73% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($21,374 average AGI)
2.60% relocated from other states ($35,027 average AGI)
St. Joseph County: 2.60% Michigan average: 1.78%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Kalamazoo County, MI |  0.96% ($46,438 average AGI) |
| from Elkhart County, IN | 0.49% ($51,737) |
| from Cass County, MI | 0.41% ($40,189) |
| from Branch County, MI | 0.36% ($32,482) |
| from LaGrange County, IN | 0.35% ($45,410) |
| from Van Buren County, MI | 0.18% ($44,977) |
| from Calhoun County, MI | 0.13% ($37,419) |
5.39% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,482 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.39% |
| Michigan average: | 5.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.88% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($24,184 average AGI)
2.52% relocated to other states ($20,298 average AGI)
St. Joseph County: 2.52% Michigan average: 1.91%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Kalamazoo County, MI | 0.97% ($43,230 average AGI) |
| to Elkhart County, IN | 0.51% ($42,158) |
| to Cass County, MI | 0.38% ($43,663) |
| to Branch County, MI | 0.38% ($41,102) |
| to LaGrange County, IN | 0.26% ($40,903) |
| to Calhoun County, MI | 0.19% ($40,356) |
| to St. Joseph County, IN | 0.13% ($41,600) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,316 (8,464 aged, 1,852 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,340 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in St. Joseph County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,464)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (858)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (691)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (621)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (425)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (334)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (311)
- Congestive heart failure (277)
- Unspecified dementia (196)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (195)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,096
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 173
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,070
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,477
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 907
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 67
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 112.2. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 64.1
- Other - 48.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 60,742- Male householders: 12,078 (3,110 living alone), Female householders: 11,859 (3,653 living alone)
11,316 spouses (11,239 opposite-sex spouses), 2,146 unmarried partners, (2,076 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,379 children (15,700 natural, 620 adopted, 1,048 stepchildren), 1,872 grandchildren, 493 brothers or sisters, 475 parents, 70 foster children, 731 other relatives, 1,650 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 653
Size of family households: 7,544 2-persons, 3,045 3-persons, 2,563 4-persons, 1,340 5-persons, 680 6-persons, 442 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,764 1-person, 1,358 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
8,854 married couples with children.
3,533 single-parent households (1,366 men, 2,167 women).
88.1% of residents of St. Joseph speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $270,677,000 ($4,299 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,537,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $141,524,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $65,663,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,120,000
Federal grants: $48,432,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,268,000 ($512,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,671,000 ($675,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,478,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $59,418,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,826,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,883| Here: | 78 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 68 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,962
| Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 45 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +691
| Here: | +11 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +12 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,962
| Here: |  -31 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -16 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in St. Joseph County, Michigan
- 902020 or later
- 1,1012010 to 2019
- 2,2252000 to 2009
- 3,0471990 to 1999
- 2,6061980 to 1989
- 4,4331970 to 1979
- 2,1991960 to 1969
- 3,1371950 to 1959
- 1,4541940 to 1949
- 6,8471939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Joseph County, Michigan
- 41 room
- 462 rooms
- 3123 rooms
- 1,4434 rooms
- 2,9525 rooms
- 3,9726 rooms
- 3,1527 rooms
- 2,3838 rooms
- 3,7449+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Joseph County, Michigan
- 981 room
- 3602 rooms
- 9953 rooms
- 1,2844 rooms
- 8985 rooms
- 1,0416 rooms
- 6567 rooms
- 3478 rooms
- 2999+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Joseph County, Michigan
- 9no bedroom
- 3461 bedroom
- 3,7882 bedrooms
- 8,7613 bedrooms
- 3,5074 bedrooms
- 1,6085+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Joseph County, Michigan
- 100no bedroom
- 1,7131 bedroom
- 1,9362 bedrooms
- 1,5733 bedrooms
- 4584 bedrooms
- 2095+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in St. Joseph County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 885no vehicle
- 4,7061 vehicle
- 7,4602 vehicles
- 3,1583 vehicles
- 1,1364 vehicles
- 6165+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in St. Joseph County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,015no vehicle
- 3,1371 vehicle
- 1,1582 vehicles
- 4863 vehicles
- 1424 vehicles
- 235+ vehicles
89.5% of St. Joseph County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Michigan.
| St. Joseph County: | 89.5% |
| State average: | 88.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 40,738
- Other state: 17,715
- Northeast: 895
- Midwest: 12,753
- South: 2,840
- West: 1,179
- 61.3%Utility gas
- 22.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.3%Electricity
- 5.4%Wood
- 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 61.6%Utility gas
- 18.2%Electricity
- 11.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.6%Other fuel
- 2.2%Wood
- 2.0%No fuel used
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 901
| Here: | 13.6% |
| Michigan: | 12.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 165
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Michigan: | 9.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 233
| Here: | 18.1% |
| Michigan: | 14.9% |
St. Joseph County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $6,372,000
Other: $3,370,000
Solid Waste Management: $269,000
Solid Waste Management: $208,000
Parks and Recreation: $182,000
Regular Highways: $136,000
Parks and Recreation: $75,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $16,447,000
General - Other: $12,666,000
General - Other: $11,443,000
Regular Highways: $9,157,000
Regular Highways: $7,655,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,060,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,675,000
Police Protection: $3,056,000
Police Protection: $2,761,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,475,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,323,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,827,000
Health - Other: $1,578,000
Central Staff Services: $1,317,000
Central Staff Services: $1,094,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,044,000
Parks and Recreation: $925,000
Financial Administration: $794,000
Financial Administration: $639,000
Parks and Recreation: $583,000
General Public Buildings: $481,000
General Public Buildings: $427,000
Natural Resources - Other: $240,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,319,000
Public Welfare: $780,000
Other: $394,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $306,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,623,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,710,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,832,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,287,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,961,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,194,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,316,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $326,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,120,000
Fines and Forfeits: $499,000
Interest Earnings: $395,000
Fines and Forfeits: $367,000
General Revenue - Other: $272,000
Rents: $195,000
Interest Earnings: $191,000
Special Assessments: $86,000
Rents: $21,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,231,000
General - Other: $2,433,000
Parks and Recreation: $170,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,165,000
Cash and Securities: $20,452,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $69,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,652,000
Highways: $7,093,000
Other: $6,220,000
Other: $3,406,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,429,000
General Local Government Support: $1,416,000
General Local Government Support: $1,378,000
Public Welfare: $362,000
- Tax - Property: $15,235,000
Property: $14,668,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $186,000
Other License: $141,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,724,000
: $9,707,000
St. Joseph County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $6,372,000
Other: $3,370,000
Solid Waste Management: $269,000
Solid Waste Management: $208,000
Parks and Recreation: $182,000
Regular Highways: $136,000
Parks and Recreation: $75,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $16,447,000
General - Other: $12,666,000
General - Other: $11,443,000
Regular Highways: $9,157,000
Regular Highways: $7,655,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,060,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,675,000
Police Protection: $3,056,000
Police Protection: $2,761,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,475,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,323,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,827,000
Health - Other: $1,578,000
Central Staff Services: $1,317,000
Central Staff Services: $1,094,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,044,000
Parks and Recreation: $925,000
Financial Administration: $794,000
Financial Administration: $639,000
Parks and Recreation: $583,000
General Public Buildings: $481,000
General Public Buildings: $427,000
Natural Resources - Other: $240,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,319,000
Public Welfare: $780,000
Other: $394,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $306,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,623,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,710,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,832,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,287,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,961,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,194,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,316,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $326,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,120,000
Fines and Forfeits: $499,000
Interest Earnings: $395,000
Fines and Forfeits: $367,000
General Revenue - Other: $272,000
Rents: $195,000
Interest Earnings: $191,000
Special Assessments: $86,000
Rents: $21,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,231,000
General - Other: $2,433,000
Parks and Recreation: $170,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,165,000
Cash and Securities: $20,452,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $69,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,652,000
Highways: $7,093,000
Other: $6,220,000
Other: $3,406,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,429,000
General Local Government Support: $1,416,000
General Local Government Support: $1,378,000
Public Welfare: $362,000
- Tax - Property: $15,235,000
Property: $14,668,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $186,000
Other License: $141,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,724,000
: $9,707,000
St. Joseph County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $6,372,000
Other: $3,370,000
Solid Waste Management: $269,000
Solid Waste Management: $208,000
Parks and Recreation: $182,000
Regular Highways: $136,000
Parks and Recreation: $75,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $16,447,000
General - Other: $12,666,000
General - Other: $11,443,000
Regular Highways: $9,157,000
Regular Highways: $7,655,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,060,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,675,000
Police Protection: $3,056,000
Police Protection: $2,761,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,475,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,323,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,827,000
Health - Other: $1,578,000
Central Staff Services: $1,317,000
Central Staff Services: $1,094,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,044,000
Parks and Recreation: $925,000
Financial Administration: $794,000
Financial Administration: $639,000
Parks and Recreation: $583,000
General Public Buildings: $481,000
General Public Buildings: $427,000
Natural Resources - Other: $240,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,319,000
Public Welfare: $780,000
Other: $394,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $306,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,623,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,710,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,832,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,287,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,961,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,194,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,316,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $326,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,120,000
Fines and Forfeits: $499,000
Interest Earnings: $395,000
Fines and Forfeits: $367,000
General Revenue - Other: $272,000
Rents: $195,000
Interest Earnings: $191,000
Special Assessments: $86,000
Rents: $21,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,231,000
General - Other: $2,433,000
Parks and Recreation: $170,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,165,000
Cash and Securities: $20,452,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $69,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,652,000
Highways: $7,093,000
Other: $6,220,000
Other: $3,406,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,429,000
General Local Government Support: $1,416,000
General Local Government Support: $1,378,000
Public Welfare: $362,000
- Tax - Property: $15,235,000
Property: $14,668,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $186,000
Other License: $141,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,724,000
: $9,707,000
St. Joseph County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $6,372,000
Other: $3,370,000
Solid Waste Management: $269,000
Solid Waste Management: $208,000
Parks and Recreation: $182,000
Regular Highways: $136,000
Parks and Recreation: $75,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $16,447,000
General - Other: $12,666,000
General - Other: $11,443,000
Regular Highways: $9,157,000
Regular Highways: $7,655,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,060,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,675,000
Police Protection: $3,056,000
Police Protection: $2,761,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,475,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,323,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,827,000
Health - Other: $1,578,000
Central Staff Services: $1,317,000
Central Staff Services: $1,094,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,044,000
Parks and Recreation: $925,000
Financial Administration: $794,000
Financial Administration: $639,000
Parks and Recreation: $583,000
General Public Buildings: $481,000
General Public Buildings: $427,000
Natural Resources - Other: $240,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,319,000
Public Welfare: $780,000
Other: $394,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $306,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,623,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,710,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,832,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,287,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,961,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,194,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,316,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $326,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,120,000
Fines and Forfeits: $499,000
Interest Earnings: $395,000
Fines and Forfeits: $367,000
General Revenue - Other: $272,000
Rents: $195,000
Interest Earnings: $191,000
Special Assessments: $86,000
Rents: $21,000
Sale of Property: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,231,000
General - Other: $2,433,000
Parks and Recreation: $170,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,165,000
Cash and Securities: $20,452,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $69,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,652,000
Highways: $7,093,000
Other: $6,220,000
Other: $3,406,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,429,000
General Local Government Support: $1,416,000
General Local Government Support: $1,378,000
Public Welfare: $362,000
- Tax - Property: $15,235,000
Property: $14,668,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $186,000
Other License: $141,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $6,000
Other Selective Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,724,000
: $9,707,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,189
- Number of aged recipients: 65
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,124
- Number of recipients under 18: 202
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 830
- Number of recipients older than 64: 157
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 439
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 584
| Most common first names in St. Joseph County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 385 | 74.8 years |
| Mary | 343 | 79.0 years |
| Robert | 342 | 70.6 years |
| William | 309 | 74.4 years |
| James | 262 | 70.1 years |
| Charles | 251 | 75.5 years |
| George | 203 | 77.0 years |
| Helen | 181 | 80.2 years |
| Dorothy | 173 | 77.1 years |
| Donald | 171 | 72.6 years |
| Most common last names in St. Joseph County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Miller | 193 | 75.8 years |
| Smith | 175 | 74.2 years |
| Johnson | 118 | 75.4 years |
| Brown | 84 | 76.3 years |
| Jones | 74 | 73.6 years |
| Davis | 65 | 75.0 years |
| Reed | 63 | 73.6 years |
| Yoder | 62 | 78.5 years |
| Kline | 61 | 76.9 years |
| Wagner | 61 | 78.1 years |
| Businesses in St. Joseph County, MI | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMF Bowling | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| AT&T | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
| Applebee's | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| AutoZone | 2 | Meijer | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Nike | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 3 | Penske | 2 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Ethan Allen | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| FedEx | 4 | Sears | 2 | |
| GNC | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Subway | 5 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
| KFC | 2 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | |||
St. Joseph County on our top lists:
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"