Carl Junction vs Webb City

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

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

Webb City has the higher population (13,139 vs 8,257 in Carl Junction). Carl Junction has the higher median household income ($77,855 vs $61,502 in Webb City). Carl Junction has the higher median home value ($206,400 vs $156,200 in Webb City).

Population, income & housing

	Carl Junction	Webb City
Population	8,257	13,139
Median age	35.8 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,855	$61,502
Median home value	$206,400	$156,200
Median gross rent	$1,222	$937
Housing units	3,069	5,685
Homeownership rate	76.4%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carl Junction	Webb City
Population	8,072 → 8,257 (+2.3%)	11,721 → 13,139 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$66,144 → $77,855 (+17.7%)	$50,033 → $61,502 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$144,700 → $206,400 (+42.6%)	$99,600 → $156,200 (+56.8%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,222 (+26.5%)	$745 → $937 (+25.8%)

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

Webb City

Population

11,72113,139

Median household income

$50,033$61,502

Median home value

$99,600$156,200

Median gross rent

$745$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carl Junction	Webb City
Under 5	6.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	25.2%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	16.0%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.4%
75 and over	6.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carl Junction	Webb City
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carl Junction	Webb City
No high school diploma	3.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	24.6%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carl Junction	Webb City
Drove alone	83.1%	81.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	7.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carl Junction	Webb City
1-unit, detached	88.8%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Carl Junction	Webb City
Poverty rate	9.9%	20.7%
Average household size	2.83	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1997	1987