Demographics of Carl Junction city, Missouri

Carl Junction city, Missouri had 8,484 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +306 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carl Junction city, in four figures

8,484
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,339 ±40.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +306 people.; 35.9 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,879 ±$11,490
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.

Carl Junction city, Missouri's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carl Junction 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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Carl Junction city, Missouri's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carl Junction 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	8,178	100.0	100.0
2021	8,270	101.1	100.2
2022	8,357	102.2	100.7
2023	8,379	102.5	101.6
2024	8,430	103.1	102.5
2025	8,484	103.7	103.1

Population of Carl Junction city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,178	—
2021	8,270	+92
2022	8,357	+87
2023	8,379	+22
2024	8,430	+51
2025	8,484	+54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.9 ±3.0: for men 37.2 ±3.6 and for women 34.5 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carl Junction city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	510 ±160	6.1% ±1.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,010 ±390	24.1% ±4.7	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	504 ±151	6.0% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,238 ±432	26.8% ±5.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,876 ±275	22.5% ±3.3	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,201 ±233	14.4% ±2.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,879 ±$11,490, and income per person $44,112 ±$5,293, 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 Carl Junction city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	355 ±144	11.6% ±4.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	469 ±147	15.3% ±4.7	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	575 ±193	18.8% ±6.2	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	380 ±128	12.4% ±4.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	539 ±174	17.6% ±5.6	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	412 ±115	13.5% ±3.6	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	330 ±123	10.8% ±3.9	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Carl Junction city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	249 to 1,147	3.0% to 13.9%	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	71 to 559	3.1% to 22.3%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	51 to 349	1.2% to 8.3%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	82 to 284	5.4% to 17.6%	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 Carl Junction city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carl Junction city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,254 ±290	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±10.8	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.1% to 10.8%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.4% ±5.8	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.6% ±6.2	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,300 ±$13,659	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,307 ±$104	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±3	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 Carl Junction city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	84 to 546	1.0% to 6.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,660 ±271	91.9% ±3.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11 to 127	0.1% to 1.5%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 36	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	247 ±115	3.0% ±1.4	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 Carl Junction city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	4,481 ±382	53.7% ±4.6	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,619 ±400	43.4% ±4.8	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 207	0.3% to 2.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	38 to 204	0.5% to 2.4%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 159	0.2% to 1.9%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 72	0% to 0.9%	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%.

Carl Junction city among the places of Missouri

103rd 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 Carl Junction city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Olivette city	8,645 ±24
Oak Grove city	8,538 ±42
Perryville city	8,536 ±22
Cameron city	8,519 ±263
Parkville city	8,366 ±38
Carl Junction city	8,339 ±40
Murphy CDP	8,285 ±886
Maplewood city	8,156 ±26
Brentwood city	8,144 ±22
Berkeley city	8,123 ±29
Nevada city	7,925 ±488

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