Demographics of St. Joseph city, Michigan

St. Joseph city, Michigan had 7,893 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −174 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

St. Joseph city, in four figures

7,893
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,986 ±26.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −174 people.; 42.7 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,057 ±$10,797
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

St. Joseph city, Michigan's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Joseph city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

St. Joseph city, Michigan's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Joseph city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,067	100.0	100.0
2021	8,018	99.4	100.2
2022	7,981	98.9	100.7
2023	7,947	98.5	101.6
2024	7,921	98.2	102.5
2025	7,893	97.8	103.1

Population of St. Joseph city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,067	—
2021	8,018	−49
2022	7,981	−37
2023	7,947	−34
2024	7,921	−26
2025	7,893	−28

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±2.9: for men 42.4 ±4.4 and for women 43.7 ±5.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in St. Joseph city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	244 ±114	3.1% ±1.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	733 ±199	9.2% ±2.5	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	817 ±243	10.2% ±3.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,326 ±299	29.1% ±3.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,985 ±279	24.9% ±3.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,881 ±305	23.6% ±3.8	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,057 ±$10,797, and income per person $59,175 ±$6,018, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in St. Joseph city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	597 ±171	14.2% ±4.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	634 ±149	15.1% ±3.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	706 ±226	16.8% ±5.3	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	479 ±135	11.4% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	767 ±189	18.3% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	501 ±148	11.9% ±3.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	509 ±121	12.1% ±2.8	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in St. Joseph city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	550 ±179	7.3% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 28	0% to 2.9%	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	117 to 365	2.9% to 8.8%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	300 ±145	12.2% ±5.7	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Joseph city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Joseph city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	4,916 ±260	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.3% ±2.9	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.7% ±4.0	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.0% ±4.4	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.0% ±6.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$299,000 ±$28,098	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,081 ±$87	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±3	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in St. Joseph city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	209 to 621	2.6% to 7.8%	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,682 ±265	83.7% ±3.3	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	356 ±161	4.5% ±2.0	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	137 ±64	1.7% ±0.8	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	353 ±124	4.4% ±1.6	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in St. Joseph city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	4,749 ±411	59.5% ±5.1	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,665 ±392	33.4% ±4.9	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 135	0% to 1.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	234 to 794	2.9% to 9.9%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	64 to 192	0.8% to 2.4%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	117 to 655	1.5% to 8.2%	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

St. Joseph city among the places of Michigan

127th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near St. Joseph city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Menominee city	8,326 ±67
Flushing city	8,284 ±30
Mason city	8,249 ±31
Hillsdale city	8,002 ±22
Grand Blanc city	7,987 ±21
St. Joseph city	7,986 ±26
Three Rivers city	7,943 ±31
Whitmore Lake CDP	7,878 ±599
Grand Ledge city	7,804 ±22
Hudsonville city	7,769 ±34
St. Johns city	7,715 ±45

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 12 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 23 Places in Michigan by median household income
No. 25 Places in Michigan by median home value
No. 44 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 74 Places in Michigan by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026