Demographics of Black Jack city, Missouri

Black Jack city, Missouri had 6,547 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −92 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Black Jack city, in four figures

6,547
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,589 ±19.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −92 people.; 42.7 ±7.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,331 ±$14,662
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Black Jack city, Missouri's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Black Jack city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Black Jack city, Missouri's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Black Jack city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,639	100.0	100.0
2021	6,612	99.6	100.2
2022	6,561	98.8	100.7
2023	6,548	98.6	101.6
2024	6,558	98.8	102.5
2025	6,547	98.6	103.1

Population of Black Jack city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,639	—
2021	6,612	−27
2022	6,561	−51
2023	6,548	−13
2024	6,558	+10
2025	6,547	−11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±7.2: for men 42.8 ±13.0 and for women 42.5 ±6.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Black Jack city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	238 to 1,052	3.6% to 16.0%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	970 ±399	14.7% ±6.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	174 to 602	2.6% to 9.1%	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,536 ±460	23.3% ±7.0	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,513 ±405	23.0% ±6.1	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,537 ±341	23.3% ±5.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,331 ±$14,662, and income per person $36,486 ±$5,162, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Black Jack city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	78 to 382	3.0% to 14.2%	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	461 ±222	17.2% ±8.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	586 ±270	21.8% ±9.8	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	625 ±265	23.3% ±9.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	421 ±205	15.7% ±7.5	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	35 to 223	1.3% to 8.3%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	37 to 425	1.4% to 15.8%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Black Jack city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	108 to 524	1.7% to 8.3%	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 149	0% to 9.1%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 136	0% to 5.1%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	77 to 329	4.4% to 15.6%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Black Jack city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Black Jack city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,054 ±365	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.9% ±14.2	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.7% to 18.6%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±6.6	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±8.1	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,000 ±$10,757	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,166 ±$217	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±4	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Black Jack city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	590 ±215	9.0% ±3.3	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,845 ±305	88.7% ±4.6	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 262	< 0.1% to 4.0%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Black Jack city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	5,097 ±495	77.4% ±7.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,403 ±472	21.3% ±7.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 67	0% to 1.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 137	0% to 2.1%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 120	0% to 1.8%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 34	0% to 0.5%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Black Jack city among the places of Missouri

117th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Black Jack city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pacific city	7,475 ±122
Aurora city	7,397 ±19
Sappington CDP	7,367 ±729
Valley Park city	6,795 ±24
Bonne Terre city	6,683 ±28
Black Jack city	6,589 ±19
St. John city	6,527 ±33
Willard city	6,488 ±28
De Soto city	6,470 ±24
Shrewsbury city	6,316 ±18
Sullivan city	6,310 ±342

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026