St. Joseph is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 6,788 people and three associated neighborhoods, St. Joseph is the 126th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities, St. Joseph isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Joseph are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Joseph is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Joseph who work in teaching (14.60%), office and administrative support (14.56%), and management occupations (8.87%). Also of interest is that St. Joseph has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. St. Joseph is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped St. Joseph to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. In terms of college education, St. Joseph is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.30% of adults in St. Joseph have a college degree. The per capita income in St. Joseph in 2022 was $29,808, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,232 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, Somalian, Polish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in St. Joseph is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
