St. Joseph, Missouri

Demographic Snapshot

St. Joseph Buchanan County Kansas City MSA
Population, 2017 76,442 89,065 2,128,912
Population % Ch., 2007-2017 1.23% 1.51% 7.47%
Median Age, 2016 35.7 36.9 37.4
Land Area (sq. mi.) 43.99 408.03 7,950
High School Grads, 2016 86.3% 87.2% 91.4%
College Grads, 2016 20.1% 20.5% 35%
Labor Force, 2017 38,912 46,169 1,128,859
Unemployment Rate, 2017 3.5% 3.5% 3.8%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Major Employers

 
Company
Type of Operation
Employees
139th Airlift Wing
Government
1,200
 Altec Industries  Manufacturing   1,000+
American Family Insurance (Reg. Hdq.)
Insurance
774
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
Animal pharmaceuticals
946
City of St. Joseph, MO Government 665
Daily's Premium Meats Manufacturing  275
Tyson Foods
Meat products
620
Hillyard Companies  Manufacturing   260
Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc.
Grocery store
445
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW Local Union #545) Contractor 253
Johnson Controls, Inc.-Battery Division
Manufacturing
697
Missouri Department of Transportation
Government
490
Missouri Western State University
Education
705
Mosaic Life Care Health services  3,224
Nestle Purina PetCare  Pet food manufacturer   252
Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center
Health services
336
School District of St. Joseph
Education
1,882
Systems & Services Technologies
Financial services
983
Triumph Foods, LLC
Meat products
2,781
USA 800, Inc.
Call center
475
Wal-Mart
Department store
785

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