Demographics of St. Joseph city, Missouri

St. Joseph city, Missouri had 71,001 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,133 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

71,001
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 71,236 ±30.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −1,133 people.; 38.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,956 ±$2,542
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, Missouri's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Joseph city, Missouri'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, Missouri's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Joseph city, Missouri'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	72,134	100.0	100.0
2021	71,388	99.0	100.2
2022	70,738	98.1	100.7
2023	70,892	98.3	101.6
2024	71,104	98.6	102.5
2025	71,001	98.4	103.1

Population of St. Joseph city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	72,134	—
2021	71,388	−746
2022	70,738	−650
2023	70,892	+154
2024	71,104	+212
2025	71,001	−103

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±0.5: for men 37.0 ±0.7 and for women 39.3 ±0.8. 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	Missouri	United States
Under 5	4,228 ±178	5.9% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,520 ±518	16.2% ±0.7	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,181 ±528	10.1% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,095 ±640	26.8% ±0.9	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,213 ±652	24.2% ±0.9	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,999 ±598	16.8% ±0.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,956 ±$2,542, and income per person $32,547 ±$1,608, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri 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	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	6,466 ±635	22.5% ±2.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,330 ±582	22.0% ±2.0	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,358 ±453	18.6% ±1.5	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,878 ±392	13.5% ±1.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,853 ±432	13.4% ±1.5	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,374 ±263	4.8% ±0.9	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,497 ±292	5.2% ±1.0	8.7% ±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	Missouri	United States
All ages	12,056 ±1,086	17.7% ±1.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,499 ±477	22.7% ±2.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,506 ±569	17.8% ±1.5	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,051 ±324	12.8% ±1.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Joseph city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Joseph city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	33,255 ±236	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.5% ±1.3	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.5% ±1.4	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.8% ±1.5	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.2% ±1.9	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,200 ±$5,417	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$898 ±$31	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±2	1978 ±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	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,015 ±149	8.4% ±0.2	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	55,082 ±458	77.3% ±0.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,650 ±412	6.5% ±0.6	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	853 ±230	1.2% ±0.3	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	151 ±45	0.2% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	298 ±106	0.4% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	49 to 207	0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,059 ±676	5.7% ±0.9	4.8% ±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	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	50,583 ±1,019	71.0% ±1.4	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,787 ±955	23.6% ±1.3	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	674 ±216	0.9% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,192 ±517	4.5% ±0.7	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,202 ±244	1.7% ±0.3	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,990 ±450	2.8% ±0.6	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

St. Joseph city among the places of Missouri

8th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near St. Joseph city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Columbia city	128,548 ±62
Independence city	121,740 ±60
Lee's Summit city	103,656 ±83
O'Fallon city	93,801 ±84
St. Charles city	71,508 ±99
St. Joseph city	71,236 ±30
Blue Springs city	59,965 ±52
St. Peters city	59,092 ±49
Joplin city	52,593 ±47
Florissant city	51,773 ±99
Chesterfield city	49,574 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in St. Joseph city, Missouri

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 11 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 32 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 34 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 53 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 61 Places in Missouri by per capita income

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