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 County Population: 265,559
County Houses: 107,013
Land area: 457.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (20.0%), Retail trade (12.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 86%
- Government: 9%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
Races in St. Joseph County:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.5%)
- Black (11.5%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Median age: 34.4 years
Males: 48.3%, Females: 51.7%
Average wage per job in 2003: $32112
County population in 2003: 265935
Jobs in 2003: 135727
Total labor force in 2004: 133572
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%
Average household size in St. Joseph County: 2.50
Median household income: $40,420 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,700 (year 2000)
Median montly rent in 2000: $535
Institutionalized population: 2,948
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in St. Joseph County in 2000: $825
Crime in 2004:
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 13
- Robberies: 27
- Assaults: 36
- Burglaries: 396
- Thefts: 1378
- Auto thefts: 99
2004 Presidential Election results in St. Joseph County:
Bush/Cheney: 50.9%
Kerry/Edwards: 48.5%
Area name: South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Joseph County is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $621 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $797 a month.
Cities in this county include: South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger, Georgetown, Gulivoire Park, Walkerton, Osceola.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in St. Joseph County: South Bend Country Club, South Bend Motor Speedway, South Bend Plaza.
Churches in St. Joseph County include: Coalbush Church, Morning Star Church, Valley Bible Church, Maple Grove Church, Union Church, Madison Union Church, Madison Church, Saint Stanislaus Church.
Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Olive Chapel Cemetery, Van Buskirk Cemetery, Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Lakeville Cemetery, Sumption Prairie Cemetery.
Lakes and reservoirs: Twin Lakes, Lancaster Lake, Catfish Lake, Moon Lake, Saint Marys Lake, Deer Lake, Pleasant Lake, Elizabeth Lake.
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kartoffel Creek, Minnow Branch, Jordans Creek, Yellow Bank Creek, Potato Creek, Baugo Creek, Spud Run.
Parks in St. Joseph County include: Potato Creek State Park, Camp Millhouse, Camp Wakinda, Cartier Field Stadium, Harmony Park, Bendix Woods Park.
Current college students: 22,170
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 12,113 (38% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 81,214
- One, attached: 2,902
- Two: 2,809
- 3 or 4: 3,939
- 5 to 9: 4,672
- 10 to 19: 3,395
- 20 or more: 5,624
- Mobile homes: 2,458
Agriculture in St. Joseph County
Average size of farms: 193 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $58936
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $266.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.24%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $58014
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.44%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.81%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61082
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 28.91%
Corn for grain: 71339 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1759 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 57160 harvested acres
Vegetables: 763 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 34 acres
St. Joseph County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 6.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 69 fatalities and 627 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 36 people and injured 321 people
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 30.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
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