Black Jack vs St. John

A side-by-side comparison of Black Jack and St. John: population, income, housing, and more.

Black Jack and St. John are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Black Jack has the higher population (6,606 vs 6,562 in St. John). Black Jack has the higher median household income ($65,920 vs $50,429 in St. John). Black Jack has the higher median home value ($187,600 vs $96,900 in St. John).

Population, income & housing

	Black Jack	St. John
Population	6,606	6,562
Median age	30.9 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,920	$50,429
Median home value	$187,600	$96,900
Median gross rent	$1,177	$1,153
Housing units	2,810	2,967
Homeownership rate	65.7%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Jack	St. John
Population	6,932 → 6,606 (-4.7%)	6,396 → 6,562 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$58,029 → $65,920 (+13.6%)	$53,916 → $50,429 (-6.5%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $187,600 (+46.9%)	$78,300 → $96,900 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $1,177 (+27.2%)	$995 → $1,153 (+15.9%)

Black Jack

Population

6,9326,606

Median household income

$58,029$65,920

Median home value

$127,700$187,600

Median gross rent

$925$1,177

St. John

Population

6,3966,562

Median household income

$53,916$50,429

Median home value

$78,300$96,900

Median gross rent

$995$1,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Jack	St. John
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	23.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	16.0%
45 to 54	6.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	12.8%
75 and over	5.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Jack	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	40.8%
Black or African American	84.2%	37.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Jack	St. John
No high school diploma	13.5%	14.2%
High school graduate	22.9%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Jack	St. John
Drove alone	59.8%	74.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.2%
Public transit	3.6%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.5%	13.2%
Other means	2.9%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Jack	St. John
1-unit, detached	67.4%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	25.1%	0.5%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Black Jack	St. John
Poverty rate	14.8%	14.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1970	1953