Junction City.
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8 tracts·18K people·$172K median·1,528/mi²
White 53 · Hispanic 17 · Black 16 · Multiracial 10 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 30 · Other 27
Health 36 · Retail 20 · Leisure 16 · Professional 13 · Public admin 10 · Manufacturing 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 20 · Service 17 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 15
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 7 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Junction City is $171,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Junction City has 22,331 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 28.8; the population is 53.2% White, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Black, 10.3% Multiracial, 2.5% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 25.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.5% (Census ACS).
Lincoln Elem (54%), Sheridan Elem (51%) and Westwood Elem (48%) lead the elementary schools; Junction City Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (25%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,024/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Junction City is $61,181 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Junction City, median rent is $1,024/month and the median home value is $171,500 (Census ACS).
Junction City reported 7.4 violent crimes and 30.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 62 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 33 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Junction City are winter weather (96), ice storm (94) and tornado (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Junction City, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).