County profile
St. Joseph County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#1010 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 9% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
19,429
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,149
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
60,968
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$66.4k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
16.9%±1.2%
Poverty rate
11.4%±1.2%
Business applications
551 · 2025
Retail establishments
185
30.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Sturgis Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing51%
Retail trade17%
Health care11%
Food & accommodation10%
Professional services6%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
60,968
residents · 2025 · +0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $51.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−50
International migration+345
Natural change−249
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.1B2019
$2.1B2020
$2.3B2021
$2.6B2022
$2.8B2023
$2.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$178.3k±$6.4k
Median gross rent
$849/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
13.5%±1.3%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$73.0M
240 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
58.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 85Strong wind 82Lightning 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2612016
2722017
2962018
3092019
3202020
3572021
4052022
4502023
4742024
5082025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 208% since 2021782021
1182022
1152023
1802024
2402025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.3 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
7.9 km
GDLK
Nearest port
81.0 km
RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CENTRAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.6 km
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.2k
avg. annual pay · +32% since 2019
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What is the GDP of St. Joseph?
St. Joseph's economy produced $2.9B in 2024, growing 1.3% year over year — slower than 75% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.