Carl Junction vs Joplin

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

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

Joplin has the higher population (52,218 vs 8,257 in Carl Junction). Carl Junction has the higher median household income ($77,855 vs $51,154 in Joplin). Carl Junction has the higher median home value ($206,400 vs $159,700 in Joplin).

Population, income & housing

	Carl Junction	Joplin
Population	8,257	52,218
Median age	35.8 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,855	$51,154
Median home value	$206,400	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,222	$889
Housing units	3,069	24,966
Homeownership rate	76.4%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carl Junction	Joplin
Population	8,072 → 8,257 (+2.3%)	50,386 → 52,218 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$66,144 → $77,855 (+17.7%)	$45,449 → $51,154 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$144,700 → $206,400 (+42.6%)	$125,900 → $159,700 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,222 (+26.5%)	$789 → $889 (+12.7%)

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

Joplin

Population

50,38652,218

Median household income

$45,449$51,154

Median home value

$125,900$159,700

Median gross rent

$789$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carl Junction	Joplin
Under 5	6.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	25.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	11.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	14.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	11.0%
75 and over	6.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carl Junction	Joplin
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	82.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	0.6%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carl Junction	Joplin
No high school diploma	3.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	24.6%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carl Junction	Joplin
Drove alone	83.1%	78.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carl Junction	Joplin
1-unit, detached	88.8%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Carl Junction	Joplin
Poverty rate	9.9%	17.9%
Average household size	2.83	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1997	1984