Junction City

Population: 2,441
Median household income: $40,917
Median home value: $111,800

Junction City is a community in Boyle County, Kentucky, home to 2,441 residents. The median household income of $40,917 is below the Boyle County median ($61,635).

Between 2019 and 2023, Junction City's population grew 21.1% from 2,015 to 2,441, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $85,000 to $111,800.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $871.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,441
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,917
Median home value: $111,800
Median gross rent: $871
Housing units: 1,143
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0152,441

Median household income

$36,708$40,917

Median home value

$85,000$111,800

Median gross rent

$735$871

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,015	$36,708	$85,000	$735
2020	1,944	$32,396	$96,200	$695
2021	2,143	$39,417	$101,400	$761
2022	2,166	$38,646	$111,500	$814
2023	2,441	$40,917	$111,800	$871

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	7.1%
5 to 17	496	20.3%
18 to 24	125	5.1%
25 to 34	359	14.7%
35 to 44	363	14.9%
45 to 54	300	12.3%
55 to 64	257	10.5%
65 to 74	124	5.1%
75 and over	244	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,027	83.0%
Black or African American	41	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	98	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	237	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	175	10.6%
High school graduate	741	45.0%
Some college or associate's	483	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	221	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	856	83.6%
Carpooled	41	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	394	41.7%
15 to 29 min	278	29.4%
30 to 44 min	119	12.6%
45 to 59 min	58	6.1%
60+ min	96	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 29.6% (723 of 2,441)

	Count	Share
Family households	666	66.5%
Nonfamily households	335	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,001	87.6%
Vacant	142	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	731	73.0%
Renter-occupied	270	27.0%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	986	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	90	7.9%
5 to 19 units	20	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2141338
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.5852, -84.7893