St. Joseph is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 6,992 people and three associated neighborhoods, St. Joseph is the 126th largest community in Minnesota.

Also of interest is that St. Joseph has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

St. Joseph is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped St. Joseph to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

The percentage of people in St. Joseph who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.46% of adults in St. Joseph have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in St. Joseph in 2022 was $30,893, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,572 for a family of four. However, St. Joseph contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

St. Joseph is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Joseph home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Joseph residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Joseph include German, Irish, Other Arab, Polish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in St. Joseph is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.