St. Joseph

  1. St. Joseph Legal Resources
  2. St. Joseph Statistics
  3. St. Joseph Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. St. Joseph Employment Information
  5. St. Joseph Family Information
  6. St. Joseph Education Information
  7. St. Joseph Public Benefits Information
  8. St. Joseph Criminal Information
  9. St. Joseph Immigration & Civil Rights Information


St. Joseph Legal Resources Back to top

St. Joseph Government Website

St. Joseph Legal Code

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Michigan Legislature
Michigan Courts
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Federal Courts
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St. Joseph Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,827
  • Land Area (2000): 20.433 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 6.916 square kilometers
St. Joseph Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 8,835 2003 8,685 2005 8,708
2002 8,888 2004 Not Available 2006 8,653

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Houses (2000): 7,015
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St. Joseph Employment Information Back to top
St. Joseph Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Utilities 330 8.40%
2. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 298 7.58%
3. Construction 281 7.15%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 241 6.13%
5. Educational Services 240 6.11%
6. Machinery Manufacturing 219 5.57%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 191 4.86%
8. Health Care 180 4.58%
9. Metal Manufactuing 169 4.30%
10. Public Administration 153 3.89%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 136 3.46%
12. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 136 3.46%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 101 2.57%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 94 2.39%
15. Finance and Insurance 82 2.09%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 76 1.93%
17. Printing and Related Manufacturing 75 1.91%
18. Repair and Maintenance 67 1.71%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 61 1.55%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 60 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 694 19.79%
2. Educational Services 508 14.49%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 224 6.39%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 194 5.53%
5. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 176 5.02%
6. Finance and Insurance 133 3.79%
7. Public Administration 121 3.45%
8. Social Assistance 116 3.31%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 104 2.97%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 77 2.20%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 75 2.14%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 74 2.11%
13. Metal Manufactuing 73 2.08%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 69 1.97%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55 1.57%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 54 1.54%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 50 1.43%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 49 1.40%
19. Utilities 47 1.34%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 45 1.28%

St. Joseph Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 237 6.03%
2. Engineers 211 5.37%
3. Other Management Occupations 202 5.14%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 179 4.56%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 168 4.28%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 159 4.05%
7. Top Executives 146 3.72%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 118 3.00%
9. Operations Managers Non Finance 118 3.00%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 112 2.85%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 110 2.80%
12. Computer Specialists 108 2.75%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 105 2.67%
14. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 90 2.29%
15. Law Enforcement Workers 83 2.11%
16. Other Health Occupations 80 2.04%
17. Lawyers 78 1.99%
18. Business Operations Specialists 76 1.93%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 71 1.81%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 69 1.76%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 280 7.99%
2. Secretaries and Admins 251 7.16%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 243 6.93%
4. Registered Nurses 168 4.79%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 146 4.16%
6. Child Care Workers 136 3.88%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 136 3.88%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 117 3.34%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 114 3.25%
10. Other Management Occupations 110 3.14%
11. Business Operations Specialists 101 2.88%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 98 2.80%
13. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 90 2.57%
14. Other Production Occupations 82 2.34%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 77 2.20%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 72 2.05%
17. Cashiers 65 1.85%
18. Customer Service Representatives 59 1.68%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 51 1.45%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 50 1.43%

St. Joseph Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,412 53.14%
15-35 hours 1,444 11.97%
1-14 hours 501 4.15%
No regular hours 3,710 30.75%

St. Joseph Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 90 1.27%
5 AM-5:29 AM 111 1.57%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 226 3.19%
6 AM-6:29 AM 312 4.40%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 680 9.60%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,081 15.26%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,674 23.63%
8 AM-8:29 AM 796 11.24%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 423 5.97%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 460 6.49%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 182 2.57%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 43 0.61%
Noon-3:59 PM 528 7.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM 479 6.76%

St. Joseph Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 569 8.03%
5-9 1,602 22.61%
10-14 1,959 27.65%
15-19 1,227 17.32%
20-24 807 11.39%
25-29 99 1.40%
30-34 330 4.66%
35-39 37 0.52%
40-44 30 0.42%
45-59 162 2.29%
60-89 133 1.88%
At least 90 130 1.83%

St. Joseph Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 6,263 88.40%
30-44 0 0.00% 397 5.60%
45-59 0 0.00% 162 2.29%
At least 60 6 0.08% 257 3.63%

St. Joseph Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 9 0.12%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 448 6.11%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,391 87.17%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 50 0.68%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 6 0.08%
Color 6 Box Walked 181 2.47%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 247 3.37%

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St. Joseph Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,487 (14,262 people)
Families (2000): 3,922 (11,197 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,651
People at same address in 1995: 7,935
St. Joseph Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 348 5.36%
$10,000-$14,999 489 7.54%
$15,000-$19,999 423 6.52%
$20,000-$24,999 354 5.46%
$25,000-$29,999 396 6.10%
$30,000-$34,999 492 7.58%
$35,000-$39,999 369 5.69%
$40,000-$44,999 393 6.06%
$45,000-$49,999 373 5.75%
$50,000-$59,999 609 9.39%
$60,000-$74,999 622 9.59%
$75,000-$99,999 724 11.16%
$100,000-$124,999 396 6.10%
$125,000-$149,999 138 2.13%
$150,000-$199,999 210 3.24%
$200,000 or more 151 2.33%

St. Joseph Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,285 35.41%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,973 30.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 231 3.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 784 12.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 33 0.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 733 11.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 15 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 313 4.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 68 1.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 15 0.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

St. Joseph Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,067 27.93%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,174 17.50%
Public Assistance 61 0.34%
Retirement 1,164 6.42%
Self Employment 643 3.54%
Social Security 2,129 11.74%
Supplemental Security 125 0.69%
Wage / Salary 4,908 27.05%
Other 871 4.80%

St. Joseph Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,936 58.63%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,366 41.37%

St. Joseph Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 570 9.75%
Color 1 Box Married 3,506 59.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,599 27.34%
Color 3 Box Widowed 174 2.97%

St. Joseph Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 754 11.85%
Color 1 Box Married 3,446 54.17%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,346 21.16%
Color 3 Box Widowed 815 12.81%

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St. Joseph Education Information Back to top
St. Joseph Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 397 3.41%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 937 8.04%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,018 25.90%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,650 22.74%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,076 9.24%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,232 19.16%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,341 11.51%

St. Joseph Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 32 0.22% 154 1.04% 186 1.25%
Kindergarten 124 0.84% 16 0.11% 140 0.94%
Grades 1-4 575 3.88% 109 0.74% 684 4.61%
Grades 5-8 772 5.21% 133 0.90% 905 6.10%
Grades 9-12 765 5.16% 51 0.34% 816 5.50%
Undergrad college 376 2.54% 59 0.40% 435 2.93%
Graduate or professional school 142 0.96% 25 0.17% 167 1.13%
Total 2,786 18.79% 547 3.69% 3,333 22.48%

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St. Joseph Public Benefits Information Back to top
St. Joseph Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 13,752 95.97%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 578 4.03%

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St. Joseph Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 383
St. Joseph Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 1.019 0.453 0.000 0.453 1.924 0.340 5.207 37.804 1.245 44.595
2002 1.013 0.225 0.000 0.000 1.238 0.450 4.275 29.703 0.788 35.216
2003 0.691 0.230 0.000 0.115 1.036 0.461 4.375 27.288 0.345 32.009
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 3.215 0.459 0.000 0.345 4.019 0.574 5.512 43.294 1.263 50.069
2006 0.809 0.462 0.000 0.231 1.502 0.347 4.738 37.328 1.271 43.338
2007 3.605 0.465 0.000 0.349 4.419 0.000 6.395 25.349 0.233 31.977

St. Joseph Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 6 19
2005 7 18
2006 7 18
2007 6 18

St. Joseph Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 411
2002 324

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St. Joseph Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
St. Joseph Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,583 10.68%
10-19 Years 1,986 13.39%
20-29 Years 1,602 10.80%
30-39 Years 2,126 14.34%
40-49 Years 2,460 16.59%
50-59 Years 1,748 11.79%
60-69 Years 1,228 8.28%
70-79 Years 1,265 8.53%
80-89 Years 703 4.74%
90+ Years 126 0.85%

St. Joseph Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,287 49.15%
Color 1 Box Female 7,540 50.85%

St. Joseph Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,605 91.76%
Color 1 Box African-American 518 3.49%
Color 2 Box Asian 327 2.21%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 186 1.25%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 135 0.91%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 42 0.28%
Color 6 Box Other Race 12 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

St. Joseph Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,390 33.53%
2. English 2,086 12.98%
3. Irish 1,969 12.25%
4. Polish 913 5.68%
5. Italian 799 4.97%
6. Dutch 680 4.23%
7. United States Or American 646 4.02%
8. French Non-Basque 524 3.26%
9. Swedish 484 3.01%
10. Scottish 323 2.01%

St. Joseph Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,091 92.85%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 298 2.11%
3. German 283 2.01%
4. Chinese 73 0.52%
5. Other Pacific Island 50 0.35%
6. African 49 0.35%
7. Hindi 48 0.34%
8. French 29 0.21%
9. Other Indo European 29 0.21%
10. Korean 21 0.15%

St. Joseph Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,052 94.61%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 411 2.77%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 389 2.62%

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St. Joseph Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.