Junction City

Population: 564
Median household income: $35,506
Median home value: $110,400

Junction City, a community in Union County, Arkansas, has 564 residents. Its median household income of $35,506 runs below the Union County figure of $50,221.

Between 2019 and 2023, Junction City's population declined 9.6% from 624 to 564, while its median home value rose 75.8% from $62,800 to $110,400.

The median resident is 40.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 564
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $35,506
Median home value: $110,400
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 242
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

624564

Median household income

$24,902$35,506

Median home value

$62,800$110,400

Median gross rent

$758$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	624	$24,902	$62,800	$758
2020	681	$28,674	$91,600	$807
2021	702	$31,962	$91,000	$807
2022	641	$34,714	$108,300	$918
2023	564	$35,506	$110,400	$683

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 2416.0%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	6.7%
5 to 17	107	19.0%
18 to 24	90	16.0%
25 to 34	38	6.7%
35 to 44	36	6.4%
45 to 54	89	15.8%
55 to 64	99	17.6%
65 to 74	36	6.4%
75 and over	31	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	227	40.2%
Black or African American	331	58.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate22.8%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	24.6%
High school graduate	75	22.8%
Some college or associate's	113	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	60	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone94.4%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	201	94.4%
Carpooled	5	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	32.5%
15 to 29 min	100	48.5%
30 to 44 min	34	16.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 17.5% (96 of 550)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	76.1%
Nonfamily households	51	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	213	88.0%
Vacant	29	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	157	73.7%
Renter-occupied	56	26.3%

1-unit, detached51.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other48.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	124	51.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	118	48.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0536130
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.0221, -92.7236