Junction City

Population: 22,431
Median household income: $60,317
Median home value: $162,500

Junction City, a community in Geary County, Kansas, has 22,431 residents. The median household income of $60,317 is above the Geary County median ($57,344).

Between 2019 and 2023, Junction City's population declined 2.9% from 23,104 to 22,431, while its median home value rose 13.6% from $143,100 to $162,500.

Owners occupy 49.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 28.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,431
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $60,317
Median home value: $162,500
Median gross rent: $1,019
Housing units: 10,888
Homeownership rate: 49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,10422,431

Median household income

$53,932$60,317

Median home value

$143,100$162,500

Median gross rent

$950$1,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,104	$53,932	$143,100	$950
2020	22,616	$52,159	$138,300	$880
2021	23,033	$56,410	$140,400	$930
2022	22,738	$60,709	$160,200	$1,016
2023	22,431	$60,317	$162,500	$1,019

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3419.9%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,931	8.6%
5 to 17	4,610	20.6%
18 to 24	2,999	13.4%
25 to 34	4,454	19.9%
35 to 44	2,880	12.8%
45 to 54	1,813	8.1%
55 to 64	1,616	7.2%
65 to 74	1,201	5.4%
75 and over	927	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,307	50.4%
Black or African American	4,499	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.2%
Asian	711	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	67	0.3%
Two or more races	2,115	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,668	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's42.8%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,056	8.2%
High school graduate	3,330	25.8%
Some college or associate's	5,511	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,945	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,049	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,797	78.4%
Carpooled	1,390	12.4%
Public transit	126	1.1%
Walked	162	1.4%
Bicycle	65	0.6%
Worked from home	505	4.5%
Other means	175	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,477	41.8%
15 to 29 min	4,023	37.5%
30 to 44 min	1,593	14.9%
45 to 59 min	316	2.9%
60+ min	306	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 17.9% (3,964 of 22,159)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,966	64.6%
Nonfamily households	3,274	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,240	84.9%
Vacant	1,648	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,527	49.0%
Renter-occupied	4,713	51.0%

1-unit, detached56.5%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units15.3%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,151	56.5%
1-unit, attached	724	6.6%
2 to 4 units	1,314	12.1%
5 to 19 units	1,662	15.3%
20 or more units	620	5.7%
Mobile home & other	417	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2035750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 39.0272, -96.8523