St. Joseph County, Indiana
St. Joseph County, Indiana · ZIP 46506, 46530, 46536
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 273,744 (2024 estimate)Population
- 107,005Households
- $64,885Median household income
- $179,800Median home value
- 28Towns with a page
- 23ZIP codes
St. Joseph County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 265,559 |
| 2010 | 266,931 |
| 2020 | 272,912 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $64,885 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 73,649 units
- Renter occupied
- 33,356 units
- Vacancy rate
- 9.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
120,211 employees in 5,959 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | St. Joseph County | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 272,574 | 6,811,752 |
| Median household income | $64,885 | $70,051 |
| Median age | 36.7 | 38.0 |
| Median home value | $179,800 | $201,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 32.6% | 28.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 6.9% | 5.9% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 68.8% | 70.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 21.3 minutes | 24.0 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in St. Joseph County28 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend | City | 103,713 | 41.9 sq mi |
| Portage Township | Township | 94,701 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Penn Township | Township | 68,693 | 62.7 sq mi |
| Mishawaka | City | 51,020 | 18.2 sq mi |
| Clay Township | Township | 34,363 | 19.8 sq mi |
| Granger | Census designated place | 30,279 | 24.5 sq mi |
| Harris Township | Township | 24,657 | 21.0 sq mi |
| Centre Township | Township | 14,505 | 19.3 sq mi |
| German Township | Township | 10,074 | 16.8 sq mi |
| Warren Township | Township | 7,827 | 32.2 sq mi |
| Notre Dame | Census designated place | 6,754 | 1.18 sq mi |
| Olive Township | Township | 4,381 | 57.4 sq mi |
| Union Township | Township | 3,492 | 42.9 sq mi |
| Liberty Township | Township | 3,420 | 42.5 sq mi |
| Greene Township | Township | 2,964 | 34.5 sq mi |
| Lincoln Township | Township | 2,875 | 22.2 sq mi |
| Osceola | Town | 2,600 | 1.35 sq mi |
| Walkerton | Town | 2,098 | 1.90 sq mi |
| New Carlisle | Town | 1,913 | 2.03 sq mi |
| Ardmore | Census designated place | 1,807 | 1.51 sq mi |
| Madison Township | Township | 1,792 | 52.1 sq mi |
| North Liberty | Town | 1,632 | 1.03 sq mi |
| Gilmer Park | Census designated place | 929 | 0.46 sq mi |
| Lakeville | Town | 878 | 0.63 sq mi |
| Roseland | Town | 853 | 0.38 sq mi |
| Chain-O-Lakes | Census designated place | 427 | 1.54 sq mi |
| Wyatt | Census designated place | 216 | 1.00 sq mi |
| Indian Village | Town | 115 | 0.09 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Berrien CountyPopulation 152,703 (2024 estimate)
- Cass CountyPopulation 51,550 (2024 estimate)
- Elkhart CountyPopulation 207,436 (2024 estimate)
- LaPorte CountyPopulation 111,348 (2024 estimate)
- Marshall CountyPopulation 46,464 (2024 estimate)
- Starke CountyPopulation 23,463 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.