St. Joseph County vs. Van Buren County

St. Joseph County (MI)Van Buren County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)61,04375,448
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.4%-1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)61,29576,264
Population, Census, April 1, 201061,29576,258
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.4%23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%18.1%
Female persons, percent50.1%50.4%
White alone, percent93.7%91.4%
Black or African American alone, percent2.6%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.2%
Asian alone, percent0.7%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.1%11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.2%81.0%
Veterans, 2014-20183,8704,832
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.4%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)28,01537,381
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.2%77.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$115,100$131,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,041$1,172
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$403$442
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$703$695
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.4%12.0%
Building permits, 201867119
Households, 2014-201824,02229,013
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.5%9.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.3%85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.5%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.1%87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.7%20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.2%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%56.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)57,91697,168
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)187,024195,497
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,542,4021,224,112
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)631,761634,610
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,391$8,411
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.623.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,117$52,351
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,136$26,771
Persons in poverty, percent13.6%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,1391,291
Total employment, 201719,96215,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)794,751656,121
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.8%-6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,4754,802
All firms, 20123,7875,011
Men-owned firms, 20122,0533,117
Women-owned firms, 20121,1721,426
Minority-owned firms, 2012361520
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,2884,332
Veteran-owned firms, 2012282613
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,2954,173
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.4%27.2%
Population per square mile, 2010122.4125.5
Land area in square miles, 2010500.59607.47

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between St. Joseph county (MI) and Van Buren county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.