St. Joseph migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 3,747 people moved into the St. Joseph metro and 3,621 moved out, a net of +126. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Kansas City, MO-KS leads both directions, with 1,067 people in and 1,205 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 35–40% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −271 in 2020–21 to +126 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
119,170
▼ 0.0% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2012
127,947
6.9% below the 2012 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −165, against births minus deaths (−147) and international migration (+297).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 127,947 in 2012. The 2025 estimate of 119,170 is 6.9% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$17M
▼ $102M arrived · $119M left
Avg household income · movers
$49k in · $55k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 12%
St. Joseph wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the St. Joseph metro in 2022–23 reported $102M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $119M with them, a net loss of $17M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $49k of income, vs $55k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 12%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 35% of inbound and 40% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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