Demographics of St. Joseph city, Minnesota

St. Joseph city, Minnesota had 6,846 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −223 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

6,846
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,021 ±20.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −223 people.; 27.3 ±6.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,946 ±$14,394
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, Minnesota's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Joseph city, Minnesota'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, Minnesota's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Joseph city, Minnesota'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	7,069	100.0	100.0
2021	7,072	100.0	100.2
2022	6,729	95.2	100.7
2023	6,708	94.9	101.6
2024	6,830	96.6	102.5
2025	6,846	96.8	103.1

Population of St. Joseph city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,069	—
2021	7,072	+3
2022	6,729	−343
2023	6,708	−21
2024	6,830	+122
2025	6,846	+16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 27.3 ±6.3: for men 28.0 ±6.3 and for women 23.6 ±5.4. 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	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	345 ±129	4.9% ±1.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	885 ±225	12.6% ±3.2	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,182 ±446	31.1% ±6.3	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,434 ±282	20.4% ±4.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,388 ±293	19.8% ±4.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	787 ±185	11.2% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,946 ±$14,394, and income per person $30,893 ±$4,795, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota 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	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	413 ±135	17.9% ±5.5	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	394 ±190	17.1% ±8.1	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	345 ±144	15.0% ±6.1	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	380 ±170	16.5% ±7.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	325 ±138	14.1% ±5.8	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	115 to 413	5.1% to 17.8%	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	70 to 292	3.1% to 12.6%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,101 ±522	19.1% ±9.1	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	72 to 432	6.8% to 34.7%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	194 to 1,026	6.0% to 29.6%	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	239 ±107	21.3% ±8.3	8.7% ±0.2	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	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	2,371 ±229	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±3.8	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 6.3%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.0% ±8.9	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.0% ±6.5	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$237,700 ±$30,003	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,136 ±$128	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±5	1979 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	171 to 519	2.4% to 7.4%	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,396 ±453	76.9% ±6.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	226 to 950	3.2% to 13.5%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	54 to 192	0.8% to 2.7%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 1.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	182 to 892	2.6% to 12.7%	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	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	4,961 ±366	70.7% ±5.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,125 ±310	16.0% ±4.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 103	0.1% to 1.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	881 ±380	12.5% ±5.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	168 to 846	2.4% to 12.0%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	144 to 604	2.1% to 8.6%	3.6% ±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 Minnesota

129th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near St. Joseph city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Crookston city	7,344 ±58
Corcoran city	7,302 ±22
Isanti city	7,210 ±28
Kasson city	7,050 ±16
Spring Lake Park city	7,032 ±88
St. Joseph city	7,021 ±20
Medina city	6,968 ±19
Delano city	6,942 ±36
Stewartville city	6,807 ±35
Jordan city	6,771 ±13
Byron city	6,646 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 63 Places in Minnesota by median household income
No. 65 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 65 Places in Minnesota by median rent
No. 105 Places in Minnesota by median home value

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 · U.S. Government work

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