Johnson County, Missouri

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 54,331
Median household income: $67,123
Median home value: $221,400

Johnson County is a county in Missouri with a population of 54,331. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $67,123 is in line with the Missouri median ($68,920).

From 2019 to 2023, Johnson County's population grew 1.2% from 53,682 to 54,331, while its median household income rose 21.4% from $55,273 to $67,123.

66.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,331
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,123
Median home value: $221,400
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 22,663
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,68254,331

Median household income

$55,273$67,123

Median home value

$156,500$221,400

Median gross rent

$806$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,682	$55,273	$156,500	$806
2020	53,948	$56,440	$163,300	$813
2021	53,889	$59,952	$173,400	$829
2022	54,025	$62,503	$206,600	$912
2023	54,331	$67,123	$221,400	$905

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2418.7%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,444	6.3%
5 to 17	8,544	15.7%
18 to 24	10,173	18.7%
25 to 34	7,759	14.3%
35 to 44	6,371	11.7%
45 to 54	5,060	9.3%
55 to 64	5,967	11.0%
65 to 74	4,211	7.8%
75 and over	2,802	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	45,820	84.3%
Black or African American	2,016	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.1%
Asian	878	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	159	0.3%
Some other race	320	0.6%
Two or more races	2,317	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,742	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,206	6.9%
High school graduate	10,583	32.9%
Some college or associate's	10,019	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,572	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,790	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,303	79.3%
Carpooled	2,469	9.2%
Public transit	74	0.3%
Walked	970	3.6%
Bicycle	58	0.2%
Worked from home	1,705	6.3%
Other means	295	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,028	39.8%
15 to 29 min	7,442	29.6%
30 to 44 min	3,443	13.7%
45 to 59 min	2,071	8.2%
60+ min	2,185	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 11.9% (5,955 of 50,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,918	62.5%
Nonfamily households	7,762	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,680	91.3%
Vacant	1,983	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,207	63.9%
Renter-occupied	7,473	36.1%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,117	66.7%
1-unit, attached	1,285	5.7%
2 to 4 units	2,491	11.0%
5 to 19 units	1,320	5.8%
20 or more units	472	2.1%
Mobile home & other	1,978	8.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 29101
State: Missouri
Land area: 829 sq mi
Water area: 3.93 sq mi
Center point: 38.7415, -93.8119

Cities & places

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