St. Joseph metropolitan area | |
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| St. Joseph, MO–KS MSA | |
 View of downtown St. Joseph | |
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| Coordinates:39°50′03″N94°47′02″W / 39.8342°N 94.7839°W /39.8342; -94.7839 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri Kansas |
| Largest city | St. Joseph, MO |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,472 sq mi (21,940 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 1,160 ft (353.5 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 690 ft (210.3 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,192,035 |
| • Rank | 30th MSA (2,192,035), 24th CSA (2,528,644) in the U.S. |
| • Density | 260/sq mi (100.4/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • MSA | $169.5 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
TheSt. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by theUnited States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties - three in northwestMissouri (Andrew,Buchanan, andDeKalb) and one in northeastKansas (Doniphan) - anchored by the city ofSt. Joseph, comprising a total area of 1,673.93 square miles (4,335.5 km2). As of the2020 census, the MSA had a population of 121,467. It is part of the widerKansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA.
As of thecensus[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% fromother races, and 1.20% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino 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. Theper capita income for the MSA was $16,198.
