St. Joseph County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (42.4%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in St. Joseph County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 30,855	(49.4%)
Females: 31,567	(50.6%)

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St. Joseph County:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$43,321
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$484
State:	$573

St. Joseph County:	$119,065
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $151,969

Here:	$151,969
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,275

Here:	$156,275
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $101,590

Here:	$101,590
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $141,654

Here:	$141,654
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,394

Here:	$267,394
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $42,057

Here:	$42,057
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000

Here:	$85,000
State:	$95,296

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 98
• Thefts: 177
• Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 90
• Thefts: 191
• Auto thefts: 23

This county:	11.3%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

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.

Neighboring counties: Branch County , Calhoun County , Cass County , Elkhart County, Indiana , Kalamazoo County , LaGrange County, Indiana , Van Buren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in St. Joseph County: Prairie River Speedway (A), Camp Eberhardt (B), Camp Wakeshma (C), Pine View Golf Course (D), Edwards Corners (E), Kings Mill (F), Conestoga Camp (G), Klinger Lake Country Club (H), Mintdale Community Club (I), Latvian Garezers Camp (J), Riverside Grange Hall (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. Joseph County include: West Mendon Church (A), Riverside Church (B), Center Park Church (C), Wakeshma Church (D), Oak Grove Church (E), Lighthouse Church (F), Locust Grove Church (G), Florence Church (H), All Nations Temple (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Scott Cemetery (1), McAuley Cemetery (2), Laird Cemetery (3), Peek Cemetery (4), Sanborn Cemetery (5), Prairie River Cemetery (6), Calhoun Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Adams Lake (A), Little Pleasant Lake (B), Aldrich Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Marl Lakes (E), Ayers Lake (F), Baker Lake (G), Mill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Armalege Drain (A), Black Run (B), Butternut Creek (C), Little Swan Creek (D), Pigeon River (E), Mill Creek (F), Kerr Creek (G), Profile Lake Drain (H), Four County Drain (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in St. Joseph County: Leidy Lake Game Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	15.0%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 1,819
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,131 (32% naturalized citizens)

St. Joseph County:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,010
• One, attached: 264
• Two: 738
• 3 or 4: 648
• 5 to 9: 715
• 10 to 19: 466
• 20 or more: 642
• Mobile homes: 2,915
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 105

Housing units in St. Joseph County with a mortgage: 8,959 (710 second mortgage, 1,170 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,522

Here:	66.5% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

St. Joseph County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Michigan state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/24/2001, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $320,000 in damages.

St. Joseph County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Michigan state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from St. Joseph County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 23,262 (80%) Carpooled: 3,712 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 59 (0%) Subway or elevated: 1 (0%) Railroad: 12 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 29 (0%) Bicycle: 171 (1%) Walked: 695 (2%) Other means: 160 (1%) Worked at home: 1,121 (4%)

5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.03%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.74% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($17,199 average AGI)
2.28% relocated from other states ($16,894 average AGI)

St. Joseph County:	2.28%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Kalamazoo County, MI	0.81% ($32,618 average AGI)
from Cass County, MI	0.54% ($30,992)
from Branch County, MI	0.44% ($25,901)
from Elkhart County, IN	0.39% ($35,270)
from LaGrange County, IN	0.38% ($30,299)
from Calhoun County, MI	0.13% ($33,448)
from St. Joseph County, IN	0.12% ($96,071)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,988 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($275 average AGI)

St. Joseph County:	0.05%
Michigan average:	0.05%

2.87% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($14,847 average AGI)
2.92% relocated to other states ($14,866 average AGI)

St. Joseph County:	2.92%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Kalamazoo County, MI	1.06% ($31,423 average AGI)
to Elkhart County, IN	0.45% ($30,317)
to LaGrange County, IN	0.39% ($26,517)
to Branch County, MI	0.38% ($27,299)
to Cass County, MI	0.34% ($34,418)
to Calhoun County, MI	0.16% ($29,974)
to Kent County, MI	0.10% ($30,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,631 (8,138 aged, 1,493 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 53,117 (13,326 male householders, 3,359 female householders)

  13,326 spouses, 19,038 children (17,125 natural, 484 adopted, 1,429 stepchildren), 838 grandchildren, 446 brothers or sisters, 287 parents, 793 other relatives, 1,704 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,317 (3,139 male householders (2,322 living alone)), 3,586 female householders (3,221 living alone)), 1,592 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 988 (685 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,138 2-persons, 3,630 3-persons, 3,284 4-persons, 1,659 5-persons, 588 6-persons, 386 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,543 1-person, 960 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

92.4% of residents of St. Joseph County speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $270,677,000 ($4299 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

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

59% of St. Joseph County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Michigan.

St. Joseph County:	58.6%
State average:	58.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 41500
• Northeast: 1088
• Midwest: 12710
• South: 3474
• West: 1134

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,900

Here:	10.4%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	4.9%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	11.3%
Michigan:	16.5%

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