Cherokee Pass vs Junction City

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

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

Junction City has the higher population (254 vs 130 in Cherokee Pass). Cherokee Pass has the higher median home value ($226,600 vs $95,000 in Junction City). Since 2019, Junction City's population has grown faster (-5.2% vs -54.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee Pass	Junction City
Population	130	254
Median age	58.8 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$25,833
Median home value	$226,600	$95,000
Median gross rent	—	$507
Housing units	65	178
Homeownership rate	84.3%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee Pass	Junction City
Population	288 → 130 (-54.9%)	268 → 254 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$64,625 → $70,982 (+9.8%)	$24,583 → $25,833 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$140,900 → $226,600 (+60.8%)	$82,900 → $95,000 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$573 → $507 (-11.5%)

Cherokee Pass

Population

288130

Median household income

$64,625$70,982

Median home value

$140,900$226,600

Junction City

Population

268254

Median household income

$24,583$25,833

Median home value

$82,900$95,000

Median gross rent

$573$507

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee Pass	Junction City
Under 5	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	10.8%	21.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	20.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	3.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	30.8%	5.5%
65 to 74	23.1%	15.0%
75 and over	6.2%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee Pass	Junction City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.1%
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%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee Pass	Junction City
No high school diploma	12.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	37.9%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	49.1%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee Pass	Junction City
Drove alone	54.3%	84.8%
Carpooled	45.7%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee Pass	Junction City
1-unit, detached	69.2%	32.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	30.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	24.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	30.8%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee Pass	Junction City
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.4%
Average household size	2.55	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1988	1992