Language Spoken At Home in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 249,087 | 100% |
English only | 225,983 | 90.7% |
Language other than English | 23,104 | 9.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,953 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 12,962 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,889 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,452 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,289 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,883 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,471 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 1,807 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 304 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 266,785 | 100% |
American | 13,236 | 5.0% |
Arab | 1,386 | 0.5% |
Czech | 986 | 0.4% |
Danish | 822 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 6,107 | 2.3% |
English | 21,679 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 6,767 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 967 | 0.4% |
German | 62,766 | 23.5% |
Greek | 1,333 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 8,885 | 3.3% |
Irish | 39,507 | 14.8% |
Italian | 11,908 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 581 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 2,052 | 0.8% |
Polish | 28,415 | 10.7% |
Portuguese | 310 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,451 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,889 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 3,926 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 369 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,159 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 5,102 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 1,659 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 449 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,359 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 380 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 101,201 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 64,994 | 64.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,404 | 29.1% |
Married-couple family | 47,406 | 46.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,185 | 19.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,167 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,128 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 13,421 | 13.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,091 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 36,207 | 35.8% |
Householder living alone | 30,164 | 29.8% |
65 years and over | 10,759 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 32,432 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 25,110 | 24.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 253,804 | 100% |
Householder | 101,201 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 47,359 | 18.7% |
Child | 79,004 | 31.1% |
Other relatives | 12,421 | 4.9% |
Nonrelatives | 13,819 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 5,903 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 101,570 | 100% |
Never married | 37,289 | 36.7% |
Now married, except separated | 49,818 | 49.0% |
Separated | 1,489 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 2,742 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 10,232 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 111,020 | 100% |
Never married | 34,683 | 31.2% |
Now married, except separated | 49,454 | 44.5% |
Separated | 1,680 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 10,633 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 14,570 | 13.1% |
Fertility in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,179 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,395 | 43.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 87 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,641 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,199 | 47.4% |
Less than 1 year | 447 | 9.6% |
1 or 2 years | 553 | 11.9% |
3 or 4 years | 355 | 7.6% |
5 or more years | 844 | 18.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,199 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,379 | 62.7% |
Who are married | 1,491 | 67.8% |
School Enrollment in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 78,449 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,043 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 3,903 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 29,272 | 37.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,447 | 18.4% |
College or graduate school | 26,784 | 34.1% |
Educational Attainment in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 170,825 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,644 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 15,205 | 8.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 54,979 | 32.2% |
Some college, no degree | 37,325 | 21.8% |
Associate's degree | 12,432 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 27,402 | 16.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 17,838 | 10.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.5% |
Veteran Status in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 201,132 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 18,721 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 264,141 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,077 | 12.9% |
Under 18 years | 65,188 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,431 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 164,464 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,186 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 34,489 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,460 | 39.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 263,900 | 100% |
Same house | 218,191 | 82.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 44,340 | 16.8% |
Same county | 29,654 | 11.2% |
Different county | 14,686 | 5.6% |
Same state | 4,973 | 1.9% |
Different state | 9,713 | 3.7% |
Abroad | 1,369 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 266,785 | 100% |
Native | 252,246 | 94.6% |
Born in United States | 250,527 | 93.9% |
State of residence | 170,617 | 64.0% |
Different state | 79,910 | 30.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,719 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 14,539 | 5.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 14,539 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,303 | 36.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,236 | 63.5% |
Year of Entry in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 16,258 | 100% |
Native | 1,719 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,696 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 14,539 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 528 | 3.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,011 | 96.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 14,539 | 100% |
Europe | 2,503 | 17.2% |
Asia | 3,909 | 26.9% |
Africa | 1,362 | 9.4% |
Oceania | 125 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 5,938 | 40.8% |
Northern America | 702 | 4.8% |