St. Joseph metropolitan area
St. Joseph metropolitan area  | |
|---|---|
| St. Joseph, MO–KS MSA | |
![]() View of downtown St. Joseph  | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′03″N 94°47′02″W / 39.8342°N 94.7839°W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| Largest city | St. Joseph, MO | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 8,472 sq mi (21,940 km2) | 
| Highest elevation | 1,1601 ft (353.51 m) | 
| Lowest elevation | 6901 ft (210.31 m) | 
| Population | |
 • Total  | 2,192,035 | 
| • Rank | 30th MSA (2,192,035), 24th CSA (2,528,644) in the U.S. | 
| • Density | 260.0/sq mi (100.4/km2) | 
| GDP | |
| • MSA | $169.5 billion (2022) | 
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) | 
The St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties - three in northwest Missouri (Andrew, Buchanan, and DeKalb) and one in northeast Kansas (Doniphan) - anchored by the city of St. Joseph, comprising a total area of 1,673.93 square miles (4,335.5 km2). As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 121,467.
Counties
Communities
Places with more than 70,000 inhabitants
- St. Joseph, Missouri (Principal city) Pop: 72,473
 
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
- Cameron, Missouri (partial) Pop: 8,513
 - Savannah, Missouri Pop: 5,069
 - Country Club, Missouri Pop: 2,487
 - Gower, Missouri (partial) Pop: 1,533
 - Wathena, Kansas Pop: 1,246
 - Elwood, Kansas Pop: 1,125
 - Maysville, Missouri Pop: 1,095
 
Places with fewer than 999 inhabitants
- Troy, Kansas Pop: 964
 - Highland, Kansas Pop: 903
 - Stewartsville, Missouri Pop: 733
 - Agency, Missouri Pop: 671
 - Dearborn, Missouri (partial) Pop: 496
 - Osborn, Missouri (partial) Pop: 423
 - Union Star, Missouri Pop: 380
 - Clarksdale, Missouri Pop: 245
 - Amazonia, Missouri Pop: 238
 - De Kalb, Missouri Pop: 233
 - Easton, Missouri Pop: 227
 - Rushville, Missouri Pop: 225
 - Fillmore, Missouri Pop: 173
 - Bolckow, Missouri Pop: 163
 - Denton, Kansas Pop: 130
 - Rosendale, Missouri Pop: 119
 - White Cloud, Kansas Pop: 115
 - Cosby, Missouri Pop: 114
 - Lewis and Clark Village, Missouri Pop: 96
 - Weatherby, Missouri Pop: 80
 - Severance, Kansas Pop: 76
 - Rea, Missouri Pop: 46
 - Leona, Kansas Pop: 41
 - Amity, Missouri Pop: 26
 
Unincorporated places
- Faucett, Missouri Pop: 248
 - Bendena, Kansas Pop: 117
 - Doniphan, Kansas
 - Fairport, Missouri
 - Helena, Missouri
 - Nodaway, Missouri
 - Rochester, Missouri
 - Wallace, Missouri
 - Whitesville, Missouri
 - Willow Brook, Missouri
 
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 122,336 people, 46,531 households, and 31,203 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.29% White, 4.10% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.00% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,896, and the median income for a family was $41,290. Males had a median income of $30,296 versus $21,085 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,198.
See also
- Missouri census statistical areas
 - Kansas census statistical areas
 - List of municipalities in Missouri
 - List of cities in Kansas
 
