Saint Joseph, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 829. Estimated population in July 2024: 858 (+3.5% change)
Males: 393 (47.4%), Females: 436 (52.6%)

Lawrence County

Zip code: 38481

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $27,961
Median house value: $57,300

Population by Race

Races in St. Joseph:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

 

Ancestries: United States (26.7%), Irish (13.0%), English (5.8%), German (5.7%), Italian (1.8%), Swedish (1.7%).

Elevation: 795 feet

Land area: 3.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Joseph

  • High school or higher: 66.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Joseph city

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -120 (-12.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Joseph:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Joseph:

  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 22 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 58 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
  • NASHVILLE INTL (about 95 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: BNA)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Joseph:

  • LAWRENCEBURG-LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 23 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Abbreviation: 2M2)
  • LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 29 miles; COURTLAND, AL; Abbreviation: 9A4)
  • ABERNATHY FIELD (about 33 miles; PULASKI, TN; Abbreviation: GZS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Joseph:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 19 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 21 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
  • COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 63 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)