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St. Joseph, MO
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Living in St. Joseph



St. Joseph is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 70,656 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, St. Joseph is the eighth largest community in Missouri.

One of the benefits of St. Joseph is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.82 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The education level of St. Joseph citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.76% of adults in St. Joseph have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in St. Joseph in 2018 was $30,667, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,668 for a family of four. However, St. Joseph contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

St. Joseph is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Joseph home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Joseph residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Joseph include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in St. Joseph is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.