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 . As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 121,467. It is part of the wider Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA.
Counties Andrew County, Missouri Buchanan County, Missouri DeKalb County, Missouri Doniphan County, Kansas
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 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
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