St. Joseph

Population & Demographics

St. Joseph, MO

St. Joseph is home to 71,236 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 32,073 resident workers commute each day.

MissouriCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
71,236
people
Population

71,236 residents

Median age 38.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

St. Joseph population & demographics

Who lives in St. Joseph — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
71,236
Median age
38.1yrs
Median household income
$57,956
Median home value
$154,200
Median gross rent
$898/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.0%
Poverty rate
17.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in St. Joseph

How St. Joseph breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.3%
Hispanic or Latino8.4%
Black6.5%
Two or more races5.7%
Asian1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Some other race0.2%

Race across St. Joseph

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across St. Joseph.

St. Joseph at a glance
Employed Residents
32,073
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
48.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
66.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Kansas City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for St. Joseph proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How St. Joseph commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

83 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

St. Joseph

32,073 commutes, one dot at a time

St. Joseph

Where 32,073 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in St. Joseph, by worker count.

1St. Joseph0.0 mi21,470
2Kansas City48.5 mi2,257
3Wathena5.8 mi351
4Independence52.4 mi307
5Maryville40.6 mi293
6Savannah12.6 mi237
7Lee’s Summit63.1 mi226
8Jefferson City164.2 mi207

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into St. Joseph.

1St. Joseph0.0 mi21,470
2Kansas City48.5 mi1,735
3Savannah12.6 mi1,190
4Country Club5.0 mi685
5Maryville40.6 mi455
6Cameron31.9 mi386
7Kansas City45.6 mi321
8Independence52.4 mi296

Top industries

The sectors that employ St. Joseph’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing25.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.6%
RTRetail Trade10.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.8%
COConstruction5.2%
EDEducational Services4.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.3%
PAPublic Administration3.8%
WSWholesale Trade3.5%
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