Carl Junction

Population: 8,257
Median household income: $77,855
Median home value: $206,400

Located in Jasper County, Missouri, Carl Junction is a community with a population of 8,257. At $77,855, its median household income sits above Jasper County's $57,525.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carl Junction's population grew 2.3% from 8,072 to 8,257, while its median home value rose 42.6% from $144,700 to $206,400.

83.1% of workers drive to work alone. 88.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,257
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $77,855
Median home value: $206,400
Median gross rent: $1,222
Housing units: 3,069
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0728,257

Median household income

$66,144$77,855

Median home value

$144,700$206,400

Median gross rent

$966$1,222

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,072	$66,144	$144,700	$966
2020	8,202	$61,250	$164,500	$979
2021	8,099	$68,636	$171,500	$1,152
2022	8,197	$69,259	$183,200	$1,140
2023	8,257	$77,855	$206,400	$1,222

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	542	6.6%
5 to 17	2,084	25.2%
18 to 24	428	5.2%
25 to 34	998	12.1%
35 to 44	1,223	14.8%
45 to 54	937	11.3%
55 to 64	842	10.2%
65 to 74	687	8.3%
75 and over	516	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,745	93.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.2%
Asian	52	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	315	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	102	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	3.9%
High school graduate	1,279	24.6%
Some college or associate's	1,614	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,442	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	664	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,207	83.1%
Carpooled	389	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	181	4.7%
Other means	46	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	953	25.9%
15 to 29 min	2,011	54.7%
30 to 44 min	461	12.5%
45 to 59 min	99	2.7%
60+ min	153	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 9.9% (812 of 8,197)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,077	71.3%
Nonfamily households	836	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,913	94.9%
Vacant	156	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,225	76.4%
Renter-occupied	688	23.6%

1-unit, detached88.8%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,725	88.8%
1-unit, attached	107	3.5%
2 to 4 units	213	6.9%
5 to 19 units	13	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2911368
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 37.1642, -94.5427