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Junction City Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Junction City Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

22,053

Age

Under 5 Years:
8.8%
5 - 17:
20.7%
18 - 24:
12.0%
25 - 34:
19.7%
35 - 54:
22.2%
55 - 64:
6.8%
Over 65 Years:
9.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.3%
4.3%
91.5%
91.5%
25.6%
25.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Junction City
USA
$30,389
$30,389
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Junction City
USA
$61,181
$61,181
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.5%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Healthcare
Education
Public Service
Manufacturing
Other
Construction
Accommodation
Transportation
Wholesale
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Arts
Administration
16.5%
16.5%
14.2%
14.2%
11.1%
11.1%
7.9%
7.9%
7.7%
7.7%
7.5%
7.5%
7.0%
7.0%
5.7%
5.7%
5.4%
5.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
53.2%
53.2%
17.2%
17.2%
15.9%
15.9%
10.4%
10.4%
2.6%
2.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Swedish
French
Italian
Norwegian
Scottish
Polish
European
Czech
French Canadian
Dutch
British
Danish
Jamaican
Russian
Scandinavian
Scots-Irish
African
16.4%
16.4%
7.6%
7.6%
7.3%
7.3%
4.0%
4.0%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Korean
Polish
Native American languages
Pacific Island languages
African languages
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Vietnamese
Thai
Other Asian languages
Arabic
Italian
Hungarian
Navajo
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
85.7%
85.7%
9.5%
9.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Junction City Residents

8.2%