Language Spoken At Home in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 57,073 | 100% |
English only | 51,416 | 90.1% |
Language other than English | 5,657 | 9.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,826 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 3,401 | 6.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,235 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,996 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 439 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 189 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 71 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 61,314 | 100% |
American | 6,985 | 11.4% |
Arab | 65 | 0.1% |
Czech | 304 | 0.5% |
Danish | 134 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,322 | 5.4% |
English | 7,672 | 12.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,991 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 303 | 0.5% |
German | 20,518 | 33.5% |
Greek | 65 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 426 | 0.7% |
Irish | 6,048 | 9.9% |
Italian | 1,163 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 34 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 528 | 0.9% |
Polish | 2,614 | 4.3% |
Portuguese | 11 | 0.0% |
Russian | 154 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 450 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 1,411 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 23 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 176 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 905 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 633 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 104 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 231 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,258 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,645 | 70.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,410 | 28.8% |
Married-couple family | 12,298 | 55.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,547 | 20.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 878 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 456 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,469 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,407 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 6,613 | 29.7% |
Householder living alone | 5,660 | 25.4% |
65 years and over | 2,522 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,324 | 32.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,340 | 28.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 60,453 | 100% |
Householder | 22,258 | 36.8% |
Spouse | 12,269 | 20.3% |
Child | 19,477 | 32.2% |
Other relatives | 3,772 | 6.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,677 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,158 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 23,754 | 100% |
Never married | 6,806 | 28.7% |
Now married, except separated | 13,280 | 55.9% |
Separated | 276 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 696 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 2,696 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 24,527 | 100% |
Never married | 5,147 | 21.0% |
Now married, except separated | 12,755 | 52.0% |
Separated | 455 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 2,778 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 3,392 | 13.8% |
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 | 805 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 356 | 44.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,573 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 794 | 50.5% |
Less than 1 year | 221 | 14.0% |
1 or 2 years | 162 | 10.3% |
3 or 4 years | 226 | 14.4% |
5 or more years | 185 | 11.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 794 | 100% |
Who are female | 460 | 57.9% |
Who are married | 605 | 76.2% |
School Enrollment in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,942 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 782 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 942 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,798 | 45.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,874 | 25.9% |
College or graduate school | 2,546 | 17.0% |
Educational Attainment in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 40,437 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,280 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,972 | 9.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,065 | 39.7% |
Some college, no degree | 9,177 | 22.7% |
Associate's degree | 3,155 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,734 | 9.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,054 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.3% |
Veteran Status in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 45,456 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,498 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 60,615 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,689 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 15,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 730 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 36,082 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,895 | 10.8% |
65 years and over | 8,728 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,064 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 60,523 | 100% |
Same house | 54,834 | 90.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,652 | 9.3% |
Same county | 4,117 | 6.8% |
Different county | 1,535 | 2.5% |
Same state | 854 | 1.4% |
Different state | 681 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 37 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 61,314 | 100% |
Native | 59,252 | 96.6% |
Born in United States | 58,848 | 96.0% |
State of residence | 42,048 | 68.6% |
Different state | 16,800 | 27.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 404 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,062 | 3.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,062 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 787 | 38.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,275 | 61.8% |
Year of Entry in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,466 | 100% |
Native | 404 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 404 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,062 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 63 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,999 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in St. Joseph County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,062 | 100% |
Europe | 281 | 13.6% |
Asia | 295 | 14.3% |
Africa | 37 | 1.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,336 | 64.8% |
Northern America | 113 | 5.5% |