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71749

Junction City, AR · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,787
Median household income
$68,188
People below poverty
18.2%
Median home value
$118,600

Income

The median income of households in 71749 was $68,188. An estimated 5.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 3.8
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.3
$50,000 to $74,999 23.1
$75,000 to $99,999 6.4
$100,000 to $149,999 8.9
$150,000 to $199,999 10.4
$200,000 or more 16

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66667
Female 173222

An estimated 72% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,938. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72
Social Security 25.3
Retirement income 19.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 0.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 24.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 14
People 65 years old and over below poverty 24.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.9

In 2020-2024, 11.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 71749 in 2020-2024, 96.7% had health insurance coverage and 3.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50.1% and public coverage was 53.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 71749 had a total population of 2,787 - 1,402 (50.3%) females and 1,385 (49.7%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 27% of the population was under 18 years, 26.2% was 19 to 44 years, 33.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 71749 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 160 28
5 to 9 185 119
10 to 14 52 65
15 to 19 105 83
20 to 24 113 98
25 to 29 97 43
30 to 34 27 38
35 to 39 147 62
40 to 44 69 34
45 to 49 54 160
50 to 54 22 159
55 to 59 135 281
60 to 64 97 33
65 to 69 31 23
70 to 74 29 128
75 to 79 38 12
80 to 84 16 16
85 and over 8 20

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.6% were White; 28.1% were Black or African American; 8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 19.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.3% of the people in 71749 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 60.6% of the people in 71749 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,073 households in 71749. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.7% of the households in 71749 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41.9% of all households, while 20.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.5% of all households.

In 71749, 19.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.7
Cohabiting Couples 1.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
41.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.3% of males and 37.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.8 18.9
Now married, except separated 53.3 37.4
Separated 2.5 1.8
Widowed 10.3 21.9
Divorced 3 19.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 71749, 60 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.4% of the people living in 71749 were U.S. natives. 67.2% of the 71749 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.6% of 71749 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 71749 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 71749.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 71749 in 2020-2024, 7.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.2% of people at least five years old; 3.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.2
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 71749 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 5.1
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 71749 was 695 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 16 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 568. College or graduate school enrollment was 111.

Educational Attainment of People in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.9
High school diploma or equivalency 33.2
Some college, no degree 23.6
Associate's degree 3.7
Bachelor's degree 20.3
Graduate or professional degree 5.2

Disability

In 71749, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 71749, 59.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,045 81.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 206 16.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 30 2.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 71749 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.1
Construction 6.5
Manufacturing 11.9
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.8
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.4
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 0.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 71749 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 469 36.6
Service occupations 208 16.2
Sales and office occupations 197 15.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 173 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 234 18.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82% of 71749 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.7
Other means 0
Worked from home 3

In 2020-2024, 71749 had a total of 1,406 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 31.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 31.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

18.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 71749 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 64.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 71749 had 1,073 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 333 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.6% while renters occupied 16.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.68 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.2.

0.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.4% and another 28.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 71749:

House Heating Fuel Used in 71749 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30
Electricity 63.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 6.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 71749 was $118,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 24.9 % had a mortgage. 75.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,331 and for owners without a mortgage it was $479.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 71749 was $747. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.