Carl Junction vs Duquesne

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

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

Carl Junction has the higher population (8,257 vs 2,216 in Duquesne). Carl Junction has the higher median household income ($77,855 vs $52,372 in Duquesne). Carl Junction has the higher median home value ($206,400 vs $184,200 in Duquesne).

Population, income & housing

	Carl Junction	Duquesne
Population	8,257	2,216
Median age	35.8 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,855	$52,372
Median home value	$206,400	$184,200
Median gross rent	$1,222	$871
Housing units	3,069	1,036
Homeownership rate	76.4%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carl Junction	Duquesne
Population	8,072 → 8,257 (+2.3%)	1,918 → 2,216 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$66,144 → $77,855 (+17.7%)	$56,705 → $52,372 (-7.6%)
Median home value	$144,700 → $206,400 (+42.6%)	$151,000 → $184,200 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,222 (+26.5%)	$849 → $871 (+2.6%)

Carl Junction

Population

8,0728,257

Median household income

$66,144$77,855

Median home value

$144,700$206,400

Median gross rent

$966$1,222

Duquesne

Population

1,9182,216

Median household income

$56,705$52,372

Median home value

$151,000$184,200

Median gross rent

$849$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carl Junction	Duquesne
Under 5	6.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	25.2%	9.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	20.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	16.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.2%
75 and over	6.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carl Junction	Duquesne
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	0.6%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carl Junction	Duquesne
No high school diploma	3.9%	11.2%
High school graduate	24.6%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carl Junction	Duquesne
Drove alone	83.1%	74.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	5.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carl Junction	Duquesne
1-unit, detached	88.8%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Carl Junction	Duquesne
Poverty rate	9.9%	13.0%
Average household size	2.83	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	13
Median year structure built	1997	2003