COMPARING TWO PLACES
Arma vs Carl Junction
PLACE A
Arma, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Carl Junction, Missouri
Arma is 84% smaller than Carl Junction. Carl Junction earns more, with a median household income $32,084 higher. Carl Junction has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -5%).
ARMACARL JUNCTIONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3988,484−84% vs Carl Junction
Population density1,2331,550−318
Population growth-5.0%9.4%−14.4 pts
Median age54.235.9+18.3
Male54.8%48.1%+6.7 pts
Female45.2%51.9%−6.7 pts
Foreign-born0.9%1.5%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%91.9%−3.3 pts
Black0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%3.8%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other6.8%3.5%+3.2 pts
Median household income$50,795$82,879−$32,084
Per capita income$33,749$44,112−$10,363
Poverty rate12.4%8.4%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%42.6%−25.5 pts
Graduate degree3.4%16.0%−12.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%0.6%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation61.0%70.9%−9.9 pts
Median home value$85,400$218,300−$132,900
Median gross rent$775$1,307−$532
Owner-occupied67.0%77.4%−10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%6.0%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households59.5%42.9%+16.7 pts
Average commute22.122.9−0.8
Worked from home5.2%8.9%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.7%6.6%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025