Junction vs Omaha

A side-by-side comparison of Junction and Omaha: population, income, housing, and more.

Junction and Omaha are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Omaha has the higher population (276 vs 48 in Junction). Omaha has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $39,375 in Junction). Junction has the higher median home value ($58,300 vs $44,600 in Omaha).

Population, income & housing

	Junction	Omaha
Population	48	276
Median age	38.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,375	$63,750
Median home value	$58,300	$44,600
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	36	125
Homeownership rate	47.8%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Junction	Omaha
Population	101 → 48 (-52.5%)	285 → 276 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$29,464 → $39,375 (+33.6%)	$38,333 → $63,750 (+66.3%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $58,300 (-12.6%)	$45,600 → $44,600 (-2.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$346 → $675 (+95.1%)

Junction

Population

10148

Median household income

$29,464$39,375

Median home value

$66,700$58,300

Omaha

Population

285276

Median household income

$38,333$63,750

Median home value

$45,600$44,600

Median gross rent

$346$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Junction	Omaha
Under 5	4.2%	9.8%
5 to 17	22.9%	21.0%
18 to 24	2.1%	13.8%
25 to 34	10.4%	4.0%
35 to 44	31.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	8.3%
65 to 74	12.5%	18.8%
75 and over	16.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Junction	Omaha
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	26.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Junction	Omaha
No high school diploma	5.9%	6.5%
High school graduate	61.8%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Junction	Omaha
Drove alone	87.5%	92.1%
Carpooled	12.5%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Junction	Omaha
1-unit, detached	61.1%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Junction	Omaha
Poverty rate	14.6%	14.1%
Average household size	2.09	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1973	1964