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County population in July 2011: 61,271 (44% urban, 56% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 17,985
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,396
% of renters here:

23%
State:

22%

Land area: 504 sq. mi.
Water area: 17.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 122 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in St. Joseph County: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 84%
  • Government: 9%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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St. Joseph County races chart

Races in St. Joseph County, Michigan:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (88.7%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (6.5%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Asian alone (0.6%)

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,MI real estate house value trend



Average household size:
St. Joseph County:

2.6 people
Michigan:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $40,886 ($40,355 in 1999)
This county:

$40886
Michigan:

$45255

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $500 (lower quartile is $388, upper quartile is $578)
This county:

$500
State:

$591


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $103,967 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
St. Joseph County:

$103,967
Michigan:

$132,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,341 - $156,221

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $134,840
Here:

$134,840
State:

$168,888

Townhouses or other attached units: $168,294
Here:

$168,294
State:

$147,658

In 2-unit structures: $210,685
Here:

$210,685
State:

$101,322

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,606
Here:

$115,606
State:

$133,558

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $370,496
Here:

$370,496
State:

$144,298

Mobile homes: $92,709
Here:

$92,709
State:

$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $88,530
Here:

$88,530
State:

$95,296
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,051
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $350

Institutionalized population: 685

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

St. Joseph County, MI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2007: 71 buildings, average cost: $195,100
  • 2008: 68 buildings, average cost: $197,600
  • 2009: 34 buildings, average cost: $172,500



2004 Presidential Election results in St. Joseph County Michigan:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 84.4%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 13.4%


2008 Presidential Election results in St. Joseph County Michigan:

McCain (Republican): 50.5%
Obama (Democratic): 48.3%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,288 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,146 (1.1%)


St. Joseph County household income distribution in 2009 St. Joseph County home values distribution


St. Joseph County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.8%
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.4% for Black residents, 44.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 2.9% for American Indian residents, 31.8% for other race residents, 15.0% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

11.3%
Whole state:

10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
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.

St. Joseph County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in St. Joseph County: Edwards Corners (A), Conestoga Camp (B), Camp Wakeshma (C), Camp Eberhardt (D), Leidy Lake Campground (E), Hidden Pond Campground (F), Island Hills Golf Club (G), Saint Joe Valley Golf Course (H), Latvian Garezers Camp (I), Prairie River Speedway (J), Pine View Golf Course (K), Klingers Station (L), Corey Roberts Lake Campground (M), Sauganash Golf Club (N), Tower Plaza (O), Freedom Hills Golf Course (P), Green Valley Golf Club (Q), Green Valley Campground (R), Klinger Lake Country Club (S), Kings Mill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in St. Joseph County include: Salem Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Saint Gregorys Priory (C), Riverview Mennonite Church (D), Oak Grove Church (E), Mennonite Church (F), Locust Grove Church (G), Lighthouse Church (H), Florence Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oak Grove Mennonite Cemetery (1), Aurand Cemetery (2), Thompson Cemetery (3), Locust Grove Mennonite Cemetery (4), Findley Cemetery (5), Burr Oak Township Cemetery (6), Fawn River Village Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Adams Lake (A), Aldrich Lake (B), Ayers Lake (C), Baker Lake (D), Beaver Lake (E), Boot Lake (F), Bryant Lake (G), Bullhead Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Little Swan Creek (B), Kerr Creek (C), Pigeon River (D), Four County Drain (E), Profile Lake Drain (F), Prairie River (G), Portage Creek (H), Armalege Drain (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in St. Joseph County include: Leidy Lake State Game Area (1), Nottawa Park (2), Chief Wahbememe Burial Site Historical Marker (3), Langley Covered Bridge Historical Marker (4), Mottville Bridge Historical Marker (5), Three Rivers State Game Area (6), Rawson's King Mill Park (7), Olney Bridge Park (8), Jim Timm County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

8.0%
Michigan:

9.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 855
  • 1990 to 1994: 305
  • 1985 to 1989: 239
  • 1980 to 1984: 187
  • 1975 to 1979: 98
  • 1970 to 1974: 78
  • 1970 to 1974: 72
  • 1965 to 1969: 297

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.8 minutes

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

St. Joseph County marital status for males
St. Joseph County marital status for females

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



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.52%
Here34.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 21,549
Total congregations: 84

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran Church The Wesleyan ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents7,379 (34.2%)2,298 (10.7%)2,237 (10.4%)1,210 (5.6%)1,141 (5.3%)
Congregations6 (7.1%)12 (14.3%)6 (7.1%)1 (1.2%)3 (3.6%)
NameChurch of the NazareneEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOld Order AmishMissionary ChurchOther
Adherents875 (4.1%)714 (3.3%)560 (2.6%)536 (2.5%)4,599 (21.3%)
Congregations2 (2.4%)2 (2.4%)8 (9.5%)4 (4.8%)40 (47.6%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in St. Joseph County - Sturgis, Three Rivers, Constantine, White Pigeon, Centreville

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 17
This county:

2.73 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
St. Joseph County:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
St. Joseph County:

0.96 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
This county:

3.85 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 41
St. Joseph County:

6.58 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

6.80 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.4%
Michigan:

9.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

29.1%
Michigan:

29.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
St. Joseph County:

22.0%
State:

13.4%


Agriculture in St. Joseph County:

Average size of farms: 254 acres
Average 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 near Michigan state average. It is 1.2 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.

Earthquake activity:

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 the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Paper (3%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (61%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Philippines (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in St. Joseph County (%):



  • German (29%)
  • United States or American (15%)
  • English (10%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • Dutch (5%)
  • Polish (4%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)


St. Joseph County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in St. Joseph County, Michigan:

  • 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 mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,425.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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 2006: 15.1

Births per 1000 population in St. Joseph County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4

Deaths per 1000 population in St. Joseph County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in St. Joseph County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.18
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7096.120
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 173.110
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55069.56

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1476.570
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 906.580
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3.18

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32.67
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66.68

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.35

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 112.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 64.1
  • Other - 48.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 61,434
  • 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

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

Population growth in St. Joseph County

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:

6.1
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.1

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 397
  • 2000 to 2004: 1,527
  • 1990 to 1999: 3,134
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,295
  • 1970 to 1979: 4,194
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,153
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,886
  • 1940 to 1949: 3,213
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,820
Rooms in houses/apartments in St. Joseph County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 9
  • 2 rooms: 80
  • 3 rooms: 335
  • 4 rooms: 1,673
  • 5 rooms: 4,264
  • 6 rooms: 4,365
  • 7 rooms: 3,139
  • 8 rooms: 2,195
  • 9+ rooms: 1,925
  • 1 room: 136
  • 2 rooms: 288
  • 3 rooms: 1,130
  • 4 rooms: 1,387
  • 5 rooms: 1,062
  • 6 rooms: 568
  • 7 rooms: 403
  • 8 rooms: 248
  • 9+ rooms: 174
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in St. Joseph County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedroom: 520
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,980
  • 3 bedrooms: 9,374
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,208
  • 5+ bedrooms: 892
  • no bedroom: 146
  • 1 bedroom: 1,618
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,036
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,136
  • 4 bedrooms: 307
  • 5+ bedrooms: 153
Cars and other vehicles available in St. Joseph County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 805
  • 1 vehicle: 4,617
  • 2 vehicles: 8,123
  • 3 vehicles: 3,156
  • 4 vehicles: 944
  • 5+ vehicles: 340
  • no vehicle: 882
  • 1 vehicle: 2,654
  • 2 vehicles: 1,423
  • 3 vehicles: 315
  • 4 vehicles: 103
  • 5+ vehicles: 19

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in St. Joseph County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (61.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7.0%)
  • Electricity (5.3%)
  • Wood (4.0%)
  • Coal or coke (0.6%)
  • Utility gas (61.9%)
  • Electricity (13.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13.1%)
  • No fuel used (3.9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.4%)
  • Other fuel (2.9%)
  • Wood (1.4%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 801
Here:

10.4%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 189
Here:

4.9%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 177
Here:

11.3%
Michigan:

16.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


St. Joseph County government finances in 2002:

  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,490,000
  • Charges - All Other: $9,392,000
    Solid Waste Management: $279,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $237,000
    General: $122,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $8,657,000
    Regular Highways: $4,676,000
    General - Other: $4,522,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,799,000
    Police Protection: $2,690,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,631,000
    Welfare - Other: $1,041,000
    Financial Administration: $674,000
    Central Staff Services: $485,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $425,000
    General Public Buildings: $418,000
    Housing & Community Development: $327,000
    Solid Waste Management: $279,000
    Parks & Recreation: $180,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $150,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $6,031,000
    Total Federal Securities: $3,946,000
    Total Other Securities: $1,383,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $1,029,000
    Benefit Payments: $326,000
    Interest Revenue: $121,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $41,000
    Withdrawals: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $699,000
    Health & Hospitals: $276,000
    Highways: $220,000
    Public Welfare: $202,000
    Housing & Community Development: $38,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $165,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $839,000
    Highways: $616,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $525,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,550,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,510,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,730,000
    Water Utilities: $415,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $330,000
    Water Utilities: $110,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $926,000
    Interest Earnings: $806,000
    Rents: $30,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $538,000
    Welfare - Other: $124,000
    Parks & Recreation: $38,000
    Health - Other: $20,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,775,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $173,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,787,000
    Health & Hospitals: $2,806,000
    General Support: $1,626,000
    All Other: $1,596,000
    Public Welfare: $910,000
    Transit Utilities: $33,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,306,000
    NEC: $100,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $13,116,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $28,000

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


St. Joseph County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
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St. Joseph County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
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Most common first names in St. Joseph County, MI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John38574.8 years
Mary34379.0 years
Robert34270.6 years
William30974.4 years
James26270.1 years
Charles25175.5 years
George20377.0 years
Helen18180.2 years
Dorothy17377.1 years
Donald17172.6 years
Most common last names in St. Joseph County, MI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller19375.8 years
Smith17574.2 years
Johnson11875.4 years
Brown8476.3 years
Jones7473.6 years
Davis6575.0 years
Reed6373.6 years
Yoder6278.5 years
Kline6176.9 years
Wagner6178.1 years
Businesses in St. Joseph County, MI
NameCountNameCount
AMF Bowling1Little Caesars Pizza2
AT&T2MasterBrand Cabinets7
Applebee's2Maurices1
Arby's1McDonald's4
AutoZone2Meijer1
Burger King2Nike2
Curves1Penske2
Dairy Queen2Pizza Hut2
Ethan Allen1RadioShack2
FedEx4Rite Aid2
GNC2Sears2
GameStop1Sprint Nextel1
H&R Block4Subway5
Holiday Inn1Super 81
Home Depot1T-Mobile1
Jones New York1Taco Bell2
KFC2U-Haul2
Kmart1UPS7
Kroger1Walgreens2
La-Z-Boy1Walmart2
Lane Furniture2Wendy's2
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St. Joseph County on our top lists:

  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for McCain (Republican) in the 2008 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2008 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
  • #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most dentists per 100,000 population in 1998 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"

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