Missouri · Census place 2964550
St. Joseph, Missouri
St. Joseph is a city in Buchanan County, Missouri with an estimated 71,098 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 9th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 71,098
- #9 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- -1.5%
- -1,055 people
- Land area
- 44.0 sq mi
- + 0.79 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,614 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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St. Joseph population, 2020 to 2024
St. Joseph lost 1,055 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.5%. In the latest year it moved by +245. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 108th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so St. Joseph is 5.8 times that size.
St. Joseph covers 44.04 square miles of land and 0.79 of water, for 1,614 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so St. Joseph is denser than the typical town.
What county St. Joseph is in
All of St. Joseph's residents live in Buchanan County, which had 83,574 residents in 2024. St. Joseph holds 85.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in St. Joseph
6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap St. Joseph by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 64501, 64503, 64504, 64505, 64506, 64507. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where St. Joseph is
The Census internal point of St. Joseph is at 39.759500, -94.821100. Jefferson City, the capital, is 163.6 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kansas City, KS (156,752 people), 44.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.759500, -94.821100
- DMS
- 39°45'34.20"N 94°49'15.96"W
- UTM
- 15N 344002.6E 4402650.5N
- Geohash
- 9zhd4mcru
- Plus code
- 86F7Q55H+RH
Daylight in St. Joseph
At 39.76° N, St. Joseph gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near St. Joseph
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Country Club, 6.0 miles away, with 2,495 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of St. Joseph, MO?
71,098 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,055 (1.5%) from 72,153 in July 2020.
What county is St. Joseph in?
Buchanan County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover St. Joseph?
6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 64501, 64503, 64504, 64505, 64506, 64507.
How far is St. Joseph from Jefferson City?
163.6 miles (263.3 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from St. Joseph.
What is the nearest larger city to St. Joseph?
Kansas City, KS, with 156,752 residents, 44.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.