Introduction
St. Joseph County vs. Indiana
St. Joseph County:
2022 PCI = $56,688
2022 Percent of State = 97.20%
Indiana:
2022 PCI = $58,323
Per Capita Income (PCI) is one of the most widely used indicators for gauging the economic performance and changing fortunes of local economies. It is used as a yardstick to assess the economic well being of a region's residents and the quality of consumer markets. It serves as a barometer for calibrating the economic performance of a region over time and to judge differences in relative economic prosperity between regions. Shifting trends in local per capita income growth have important social and political ramifications and significant implications in formulating local economic development strategies and initiatives.
Data Definition:
This measure of income is calculated as the total personal income of the residents of an area divided by the population of the area. Per capita personal income is often used as an indicator of consumers' purchasing power and of the economic well-being of the residents of an area.
Personal income is measured as a flow throughout the year, while the measurement of population is at one point in mid-year. Therefore, per capita income is distorted if a significant change in population occurs during the year.
For smaller counties in particular, per capita income in any given year may be exceptionally high or low for the short run because of unusual local conditions, such as a bumper crop, a catastrophe, or a major construction project as the building of a dam or nuclear power plant.
Farm incomes are notorious for being especially volatile year-to-year, owing to changing weather, commodity market conditions, and alterations in government programs. Therefore, the per capita income of farm-dependent counties may exhibit sharp fluctuations over time.
The presence of large institutional populations--such as residents attending a local college or the residents of a local prison or state mental institution--can significantly lower the per capita income estimates of an area. Such results may not reflect the relative economic well being of the non-institutional population and may mislead if care is not given to their interpretation.
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St. Joseph County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
St. Joseph County Per Capita Personal Income, 1970-2022
Current vs. Constant Dollars
Figure 1.
Figure 1 depicts St. Joseph County's annual per capita personal income over 1970-2022 in current and constant (2017) dollars. Constant dollar measurements remove the effects of inflation. They allow for comparison of changes in the real purchasing power of St. Joseph County over time.
When measured in current dollars, St. Joseph County's per capita personal income increased 1,358.43%, from $3,887 in 1970 to $56,688 in 2022. When measured in constant 2017 dollars to adjust for inflation, it advanced 148.42%, from $19,665 in 1970 to $48,851 in 2022.
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Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
Figure 2.
Figure 2 tracks St. Joseph County's and Indiana's annual real per capita personal income for the period 1969-2022 to illustrate real per capita personal income patterns over time. During this 54-year period, St. Joseph County's real per capita personal income rose from $19,887 in 1969 to $48,851 in 2022, for a net gain of $28,964, or 145.64%. In comparison, Indiana's real per capita personal income advanced from $19,810 in 1969 to $50,260 in 2022, for a net advance of $30,450, or 153.71%.
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Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Real Per Capita Personal Income Indices (1969=100): 1969-2022
Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows St. Joseph County's real per capita personal income growth in a broader context by offering direct comparisons across time with Indiana, the United States. The growth indices shown here express each region's real per capita personal income in 1969 as a base figure of 100, and the real per capita personal incomes in later years as a percentage of the 1969 base figure. This method allows for more direct comparison of differences in real per capita personal income growth between regions that may differ vastly in size.
St. Joseph County's overall real per capita personal income growth was 145.64% over 1969-2022 trailed Indiana's increase of 153.71%, and fell below the United States' increase of 171.04%.
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Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of the U.S. Average: 1969-2022
Figure 4.
Figure 4 displays the trends for per capita personal income relative to the national average by tracing St. Joseph County and Indiana per capita personal income as a percent of the national average over 1969-2022.
In 1969, St. Joseph County's per capita personal income amounted to 95.54% of the national average; in 2022, it approximated 86.59%. Similarly, in 1969, Indiana's per capita personal income totaled 95.17% of the national average; in 2022, it consisted of 89.08%.
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St. Joseph County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
St. Joseph County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Figure 5.
Figure 5 displays the short-run pattern of St. Joseph County's real per capita personal income growth by tracking the year-to-year percent change over 1970-2022. The average annual percent change for the entire 53-year period is also traced on this chart to provide a benchmark for gauging periods of relative high--and relative low--growth against the backdrop of the long-term average.
On average, St. Joseph County's real per capita personal income grew at an annual rate of 1.74% over 1970-2022. The county posted its highest growth in 1998 (7.09%) and recorded its lowest growth in 2009 (-5.34%). In 2022, St. Joseph County's real per capita personal income declined by -3.76%
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St. Joseph County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
St. Joseph County Real Per Capita Personal Income:
Annual Percent Change and Decade Averages Over 1970-2022
Figure 6.
Over the past five decades some counties have experienced extreme swings in growth, and often such swings have tended to coincide with the decades themselves. Figure 6 again illustrates the annual percent change in St. Joseph County's real per capita personal income since 1970, but this time they are displayed with average growth rates for the decade of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020-2022.
During the 1970s, St. Joseph County's annual real per capita personal income growth rate averaged 2.35%. It averaged 1.85% throughout the 1980s, 2.11% throughout the 1990s, 0.40% during the 2000s, 1.82% during the 2010s, 2.35% thus far this decade (2020-2022).
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Real Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Real Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change by Decade
Figure 7.
Figure 7 compares the decade average growth rates for St. Joseph County noted in the previous graph with the corresponding decade averages for Indiana and the nation. As the chart reveals, St. Joseph County's average annual real per capita personal income growth led Indiana's average in the 1970s (2.35% vs. 2.35%), registered above Indiana's average during the 1980s (1.85% vs. 1.79%), recorded under Indiana's average during the 1990s (2.11% vs. 2.25%), amounted to less than Indiana's average during the 2000s (0.40% vs. 0.44%), amounted to less than Indiana's average throughout the 2010s (1.82% vs. 1.95%), and trailed Indiana's average over the 3 year period of the current decade, 2020-2022 (2.35% vs. 2.63%).
Finally, relative to nationwide real per capita personal income growth trends, St. Joseph County trailed the nation in the 1970s (2.35% vs. 2.37%), trailed the nation in the 1980s (1.85% vs. 2.19%), outpaced the nation over the 1990s (2.11% vs. 2.01%), fell under the nation in the 2000s (0.40% vs. 1.10%), trailed the nation during the 2010s (1.82% vs. 1.97%), and surpassed the nation over 2020-2022 (2.35% vs. 1.78%).
   
 
Real* Per Capita Personal Income Growth:
Average Annual Percent Change
 
 
 
1.74
2.35
1.85
2.11
0.40
1.82
2.35
-3.76
 
1.80
2.35
1.79
2.25
0.44
1.95
2.63
-3.78
 
1.92
2.37
2.19
2.01
1.10
1.97
1.78
-4.55
 
   
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St. Joseph County:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,755
0.189
19,887
100.0
N
100.39
95.54
1970
 
3,887
0.198
19,665
98.9
-1.12
100.99
92.59
1971
 
4,141
0.206
20,098
101.1
2.20
99.76
92.63
1972
 
4,542
0.213
21,318
107.2
6.07
100.88
93.53
1973
 
5,084
0.225
22,642
113.8
6.21
99.00
94.80
1974
 
5,537
0.248
22,334
112.3
-1.36
101.19
94.89
1975
 
5,959
0.269
22,185
111.6
-0.67
100.88
94.23
1976
 
6,601
0.283
23,297
117.1
5.01
100.93
96.01
1977
 
7,249
0.302
24,023
120.8
3.12
100.72
96.46
1978
 
8,003
0.323
24,795
124.7
3.21
100.43
95.77
1979
 
8,782
0.351
24,990
125.7
0.79
100.58
95.12
1980
 
9,569
0.389
24,581
123.6
-1.63
102.15
93.96
1981
 
10,615
0.424
25,027
125.8
1.82
103.18
94.01
1982
 
11,132
0.448
24,863
125.0
-0.66
104.21
92.84
1983
 
11,857
0.467
25,403
127.7
2.17
105.44
93.36
1984
 
13,041
0.484
26,922
135.4
5.98
104.76
93.89
1985
 
13,697
0.501
27,324
137.4
1.49
104.17
92.88
1986
 
14,497
0.512
28,304
142.3
3.59
104.58
93.64
1987
 
15,325
0.528
29,023
145.9
2.54
104.85
94.43
1988
 
16,275
0.549
29,664
149.2
2.21
104.10
93.31
1989
 
17,148
0.573
29,947
150.6
0.95
101.32
91.91
1990
 
17,736
0.598
29,672
149.2
-0.92
99.85
90.40
1991
 
18,067
0.618
29,247
147.1
-1.43
99.63
90.11
1992
 
19,268
0.634
30,382
152.8
3.88
99.34
91.42
1993
 
20,155
0.650
31,007
155.9
2.06
99.72
92.82
1994
 
21,141
0.664
31,860
160.2
2.75
99.39
93.74
1995
 
21,962
0.678
32,415
163.0
1.74
99.76
93.15
1996
 
22,846
0.692
33,014
166.0
1.85
99.15
92.40
1997
 
23,787
0.704
33,785
169.9
2.34
98.84
91.75
1998
 
25,676
0.710
36,180
181.9
7.09
99.68
93.39
1999
 
26,516
0.720
36,827
185.2
1.79
99.89
92.74
2000
 
27,512
0.738
37,267
187.4
1.20
97.99
90.05
2001
 
28,351
0.753
37,650
189.3
1.03
99.14
89.87
2002
 
29,241
0.763
38,328
192.7
1.80
101.17
91.95
2003
 
29,657
0.779
38,073
191.4
-0.66
100.72
90.81
2004
 
31,297
0.798
39,206
197.1
2.98
102.09
91.56
2005
 
32,325
0.821
39,360
197.9
0.39
103.02
90.63
2006
 
34,303
0.844
40,624
204.3
3.21
104.25
90.65
2007
 
35,484
0.866
40,971
206.0
0.85
104.84
89.63
2008
 
36,007
0.892
40,380
203.0
-1.44
102.09
88.14
2009
 
33,988
0.889
38,222
192.2
-5.34
99.38
86.47
2010
 
34,891
0.905
38,547
193.8
0.85
98.04
86.03
2011
 
36,894
0.928
39,755
199.9
3.13
97.91
86.51
2012
 
38,538
0.945
40,766
205.0
2.54
98.44
87.12
2013
 
38,853
0.958
40,564
204.0
-0.50
98.52
87.50
2014
 
40,590
0.971
41,794
210.2
3.03
99.68
87.69
2015
 
43,085
0.973
44,281
222.7
5.95
102.22
89.65
2016
 
43,037
0.983
43,788
220.2
-1.11
99.75
87.88
2017
 
44,985
1.000
44,985
226.2
2.73
100.93
88.20
2018
 
46,962
1.020
46,020
231.4
2.30
100.87
88.09
2019
 
47,298
1.035
45,693
229.8
-0.71
97.99
85.15
2020
 
50,076
1.046
47,858
240.6
4.74
96.82
84.65
2021
 
55,326
1.090
50,758
255.2
6.06
97.18
85.87
2022
 
56,688
1.160
48,851
245.6
-3.76
97.20
86.59
Source: Calculations by the Indiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (IN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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Indiana:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,741
0.189
19,810
100.0
N
95.17
1970
 
3,849
0.198
19,473
98.3
-1.70
91.69
1971
 
4,151
0.206
20,147
101.7
3.46
92.86
1972
 
4,503
0.213
21,131
106.7
4.89
92.71
1973
 
5,136
0.225
22,871
115.5
8.23
95.76
1974
 
5,472
0.248
22,071
111.4
-3.50
93.77
1975
 
5,907
0.269
21,991
111.0
-0.36
93.41
1976
 
6,540
0.283
23,084
116.5
4.97
95.13
1977
 
7,197
0.302
23,850
120.4
3.32
95.76
1978
 
7,968
0.323
24,688
124.6
3.51
95.36
1979
 
8,732
0.351
24,846
125.4
0.64
94.58
1980
 
9,368
0.389
24,064
121.5
-3.15
91.99
1981
 
10,288
0.424
24,257
122.4
0.80
91.12
1982
 
10,682
0.448
23,858
120.4
-1.64
89.09
1983
 
11,246
0.467
24,093
121.6
0.98
88.54
1984
 
12,448
0.484
25,698
129.7
6.66
89.62
1985
 
13,149
0.501
26,230
132.4
2.07
89.17
1986
 
13,862
0.512
27,064
136.6
3.18
89.53
1987
 
14,616
0.528
27,681
139.7
2.28
90.07
1988
 
15,634
0.549
28,495
143.8
2.94
89.63
1989
 
16,924
0.573
29,556
149.2
3.73
90.71
1990
 
17,763
0.598
29,717
150.0
0.54
90.54
1991
 
18,134
0.618
29,355
148.2
-1.22
90.44
1992
 
19,396
0.634
30,583
154.4
4.19
92.02
1993
 
20,212
0.650
31,095
157.0
1.67
93.09
1994
 
21,271
0.664
32,056
161.8
3.09
94.32
1995
 
22,014
0.678
32,492
164.0
1.36
93.37
1996
 
23,043
0.692
33,297
168.1
2.48
93.20
1997
 
24,066
0.704
34,181
172.5
2.66
92.83
1998
 
25,758
0.710
36,296
183.2
6.19
93.69
1999
 
26,545
0.720
36,868
186.1
1.57
92.84
2000
 
28,075
0.738
38,031
192.0
3.16
91.90
2001
 
28,596
0.753
37,975
191.7
-0.15
90.64
2002
 
28,902
0.763
37,884
191.2
-0.24
90.88
2003
 
29,445
0.779
37,801
190.8
-0.22
90.16
2004
 
30,657
0.798
38,405
193.9
1.60
89.69
2005
 
31,376
0.821
38,204
192.9
-0.52
87.96
2006
 
32,905
0.844
38,968
196.7
2.00
86.95
2007
 
33,845
0.866
39,079
197.3
0.29
85.49
2008
 
35,270
0.892
39,554
199.7
1.21
86.33
2009
 
34,200
0.889
38,461
194.2
-2.76
87.01
2010
 
35,590
0.905
39,320
198.5
2.23
87.75
2011
 
37,682
0.928
40,603
205.0
3.26
88.35
2012
 
39,150
0.945
41,414
209.1
2.00
88.50
2013
 
39,436
0.958
41,173
207.8
-0.58
88.82
2014
 
40,721
0.971
41,928
211.7
1.83
87.97
2015
 
42,149
0.973
43,319
218.7
3.32
87.70
2016
 
43,145
0.983
43,898
221.6
1.34
88.10
2017
 
44,570
1.000
44,570
225.0
1.53
87.39
2018
 
46,556
1.020
45,623
230.3
2.36
87.33
2019
 
48,270
1.035
46,631
235.4
2.21
86.90
2020
 
51,719
1.046
49,428
249.5
6.00
87.43
2021
 
56,934
1.090
52,232
263.7
5.67
88.37
2022
 
58,323
1.160
50,260
253.7
-3.78
89.08
Source: Calculations by the Indiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (IN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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United States:
Per Capita Personal Income, 1969-2022
 
1969
 
3,931
0.189
20,816
100.0
N
1970
 
4,198
0.198
21,238
102.0
2.03
1971
 
4,471
0.206
21,697
104.2
2.16
1972
 
4,857
0.213
22,793
109.5
5.05
1973
 
5,363
0.225
23,883
114.7
4.78
1974
 
5,836
0.248
23,537
113.1
-1.45
1975
 
6,324
0.269
23,544
113.1
0.03
1976
 
6,875
0.283
24,265
116.6
3.07
1977
 
7,516
0.302
24,906
119.6
2.64
1978
 
8,356
0.323
25,889
124.4
3.95
1979
 
9,232
0.351
26,271
126.2
1.47
1980
 
10,184
0.389
26,160
125.7
-0.42
1981
 
11,291
0.424
26,621
127.9
1.76
1982
 
11,990
0.448
26,781
128.7
0.60
1983
 
12,701
0.467
27,210
130.7
1.61
1984
 
13,889
0.484
28,674
137.7
5.38
1985
 
14,746
0.501
29,417
141.3
2.59
1986
 
15,482
0.512
30,227
145.2
2.75
1987
 
16,228
0.528
30,733
147.6
1.67
1988
 
17,442
0.549
31,790
152.7
3.44
1989
 
18,658
0.573
32,584
156.5
2.50
1990
 
19,619
0.598
32,821
157.7
0.73
1991
 
20,050
0.618
32,457
155.9
-1.11
1992
 
21,077
0.634
33,234
159.7
2.39
1993
 
21,713
0.650
33,405
160.5
0.51
1994
 
22,552
0.664
33,986
163.3
1.74
1995
 
23,577
0.678
34,798
167.2
2.39
1996
 
24,725
0.692
35,729
171.6
2.67
1997
 
25,925
0.704
36,822
176.9
3.06
1998
 
27,493
0.710
38,740
186.1
5.21
1999
 
28,592
0.720
39,711
190.8
2.51
2000
 
30,551
0.738
41,384
198.8
4.21
2001
 
31,548
0.753
41,895
201.3
1.23
2002
 
31,801
0.763
41,684
200.2
-0.50
2003
 
32,659
0.779
41,928
201.4
0.59
2004
 
34,183
0.798
42,821
205.7
2.13
2005
 
35,669
0.821
43,432
208.6
1.43
2006
 
37,843
0.844
44,816
215.3
3.19
2007
 
39,588
0.866
45,710
219.6
1.99
2008
 
40,854
0.892
45,816
220.1
0.23
2009
 
39,307
0.889
44,204
212.4
-3.52
2010
 
40,557
0.905
44,808
215.3
1.36
2011
 
42,649
0.928
45,956
220.8
2.56
2012
 
44,237
0.945
46,795
224.8
1.83
2013
 
44,401
0.958
46,357
222.7
-0.94
2014
 
46,287
0.971
47,659
229.0
2.81
2015
 
48,060
0.973
49,394
237.3
3.64
2016
 
48,971
0.983
49,826
239.4
0.88
2017
 
51,004
1.000
51,004
245.0
2.36
2018
 
53,309
1.020
52,240
251.0
2.42
2019
 
55,547
1.035
53,662
257.8
2.72
2020
 
59,153
1.046
56,533
271.6
5.35
2021
 
64,430
1.090
59,110
284.0
4.56
2022
 
65,470
1.160
56,419
271.0
-4.55
Source: Calculations by the Indiana Regional Economic Analysis Project (IN-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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