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Population (year 2000): 73,990. Estimated
population in July 2005: 72,661 (-1.8% change)
Males: 36,170 (48.9%), Females: 37,820 (51.1%)
Buchanan County
Zip code:
64507
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $32,663 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,600 (year 2000)
Races in St. Joseph:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
- Black (5.0%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (20.5%), Irish (13.4%), United States
(10.6%), English (10.0%), French (2.7%), Polish (2.3%).
Elevation: 885 feet
Land area: 43.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in St. Joseph
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in St. Joseph city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 13.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,902 (+2.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Joseph:
- HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles;
SAINT JOSEPH, MO)
- NORTHWEST MO PSYCHIATRIC REHAB CTR (about 6 miles;
SAINT JOSEPH, MO)
- ATCHISON HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ATCHISON, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St.
Joseph:
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 5 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 34 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 48 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Joseph:
- RAINBOW AIR VILLAGE (about 20 miles; DEARBORN, MO;
ID: 0C1)
- AMELIA EARHART (about 27 miles; ATCHISON, KS; ID:
K59)
- SHERMAN AAF (about 28 miles; FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS;
ID: FLV)
Amtrak station:
ST. JOSEPH (4225 FREDERICK AVE.) - Bus Station. Services:
full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
St. Joseph:
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 3 miles; ST
JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 46 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 52 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
Library in St. Joseph:
- RIVER BLUFFS REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,766,630; Location: 927 FELIX ST.; 354,999
books; 29,365 audio materials; 11,787 video materials;
268 serial subscriptions)
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