St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI

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2023 Population

105,784

0.0965% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AGary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AElissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2022 Employed Population

44,349

1.03% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.1% of the residents in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI are U.S. citizens.

Most people in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI was 2 cars per household.

St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI borders Elkhart County (Outside Elkhart City)--Goshen City PUMA, IN, Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Calhoun & Barry Counties PUMA, MI, Kalamazoo County (Outer) PUMA, MI, Van Buren & Cass Counties PUMA, MI, and Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties PUMA, MI.

United States Indiana Michigan

Population & Diversity

St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI is home to a population of 106k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.48% of St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI residents were born outside of the country (4.74k people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

97.5%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Foreign-Born Population

4.48%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.74k people

4.02%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.25k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI employs 44.3k people. The largest industries in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (5,156 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,737 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,022 people), and the highest paying industries are Legal services ($165,039), Computer Systems Design ($130,434), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($116,682).

Males in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $43,897. The income inequality in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

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The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI.

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Occupations

44.3k

2022 Value

−1.03%

1 Year decline

± −1.03%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI, are Other assemblers and fabricators (2,259 people), Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (1,574 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,557 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

44.3k

2022 Value

−1.03%

1 Year decline

± −1.03%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing (5,156 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,737 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,022 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI, though some of these residents may live in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,770

Median earning men ± $1,623

$32,873

Median earning women ± $1,158

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,167), Public Administration ($64,646), and Wholesale Trade ($59,433).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($46,382), Wholesale Trade ($45,219), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,894).

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (49.7%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (48.3%)
Democratic Party
N/AJill Stein (0.788%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

N/AGary Peters

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

N/AElissa Slotkin

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Michigan

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Michigan have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI awarded 212 degrees. The student population of St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,215 students enrolled in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI, 38.9% men and 61.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 878 records, of which 60% were women and 40% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Humanistic Studies
72 degrees awarded
General Studies
24 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
23 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI was Humanistic Studies with 72 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI according to their major.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,776) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($936) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,052) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.2%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
Worked At Home (5.65%)

In 2023, 76.2% of workers in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (5.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.