CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Junction City

Illinois · 511 residents · 0.68 sq mi

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Junction City is a city of 511 people in Illinois. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults. The typical home is worth $23,300. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 39%. Median rent is $272 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

511

−9%vs 2000

vs 559 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024638

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.5%(59)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(29)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(41)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(90)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(72)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(39)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(21)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,643

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,508

−40%vs 2000

vs $14,114 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,300

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $366 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.5% in 2000

13.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(549)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(511)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(27)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(2)

Asian Indian0.3%(2)

Ancestry

English29.8%(190)

German27.4%(175)

Irish13.3%(85)

French8.3%(53)

American5.8%(37)

Subsaharan African3.6%(23)

Polish3%(19)

Dutch2%(13)

Swedish1.7%(11)

Lithuanian1.1%(7)

Italian0.8%(5)

Czech0.6%(4)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(4)

Swiss0.5%(3)

Finnish0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.5%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 17.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married14.7%(33)

Married46%(103)

Widowed8.9%(20)

Divorced30.4%(68)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(84)

Married47.9%(126)

Widowed6.8%(18)

Divorced13.3%(35)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.3%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.8%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.5%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.9%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)48.3%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 29 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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