COMPARING TWO PLACES
Conception Junction vs St. Joseph
PLACE A
Conception Junction, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
St. Joseph, Tennessee
Conception Junction is 80% smaller than St. Joseph. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. St. Joseph has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -11%).
CONCEPTION JUNCTIONST. JOSEPHDIFFERENCE
Total population166829−80% vs St. Joseph
Population density525220+305
Population growth-10.6%1.0%−11.6 pts
Median age39.239.6−0.4
Male59.4%51.0%+8.5 pts
Female40.6%49.0%−8.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%90.7%+7.0 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.3%4.0%−1.7 pts
Median household income$47,500$49,112−$1,612
Per capita income$23,639$44,704−$21,065
Poverty rate21.7%13.8%+7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.609−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%10.4%+7.9 pts
Graduate degree9.2%5.5%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%0.8%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation60.6%59.1%+1.5 pts
Median home value$86,700$171,300−$84,600
Median gross rent$442$631−$189
Owner-occupied75.0%80.3%−5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%10.4%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households29.2%47.0%−17.8 pts
Average commute28.729.4−0.7
Worked from home4.3%5.0%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%7.4%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025