CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Junction City

Kansas · 20,604 residents · 11.5 sq mi

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Junction City is a city of 20,604 people in Kansas. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 27.0. The typical home is worth $52,700. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 24%. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,604

+9%vs 2000

vs 18,886 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 30.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511%(2,268)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,592)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(1,454)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,402)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413%(2,673)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(3,887)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(2,469)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(1,532)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(1,419)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(1,115)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(635)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(158)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,653

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,084 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,792

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,581 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,700

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$362

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $457 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

46.3%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.0% in 2000

53.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.8%(10,543)

Black26%(4,914)

Hispanic / Latino8.3%(1,569)

Asian3.7%(698)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.5%(13,284)

Black27.3%(5,631)

Hispanic / Latino5.6%(1,162)

Asian4.7%(962)

Other3.5%(727)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.5%(1,896)

Puerto Rican4.9%(1,102)

Central American1.5%(341)

Panamanian0.6%(132)

Dominican0.3%(76)

Salvadoran0.3%(70)

Spaniard0.3%(66)

Guatemalan0.3%(60)

Nicaraguan0.3%(58)

South American0.1%(22)

Honduran0.1%(21)

Argentine0.1%(14)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.1%(12)

Colombian0%(8)

Asian origin

Korean1.3%(284)

Filipino0.9%(207)

Thai0.2%(44)

Vietnamese0.2%(39)

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Cambodian0.1%(15)

Laotian0%(8)

Burmese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.3%(59)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(35)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German16.4%(3,671)

English7.6%(1,691)

Irish7.3%(1,630)

American5.3%(1,176)

Swedish4%(893)

French2.9%(638)

Italian2.8%(629)

Norwegian2.2%(488)

Scottish2.2%(485)

Polish1.9%(423)

Czech1.6%(368)

West Indian1.6%(368)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.2%(258)

Dutch1%(234)

British1%(217)

Danish0.9%(193)

Subsaharan African0.8%(174)

Jamaican0.6%(137)

Russian0.5%(107)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(90)

Arab0.4%(83)

Welsh0.4%(83)

Austrian0.3%(58)

Moroccan0.3%(56)

Canadian0.2%(49)

Ethiopian0.1%(33)

Croatian0.1%(32)

Finnish0.1%(30)

Ghanaian0.1%(25)

Belgian0.1%(20)

Egyptian0.1%(16)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Slovene0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(14)

Ukrainian0.1%(14)

Nigerian0.1%(13)

Lebanese0%(11)

Greek0%(10)

Swiss0%(10)

Portuguese0%(7)

Brazilian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 11.0 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 married31.2%(2,685)

Married56.4%(4,848)

Widowed1.7%(142)

Divorced10.7%(924)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(1,695)

Married55.1%(4,414)

Widowed7.5%(605)

Divorced16.3%(1,304)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.8%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 76.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.8%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% 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)62.1%(1,774)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.9%(969)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.3%(438)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(179)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,858 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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