Texas · Census place 38248
Junction city, TX
Quick answer
Junction city has 2,439 residents, ranking #664 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $51,667, the median home is worth $146,100 and median gross rent runs $766 a month.
- Population
- 2,439Junction city residents
- Median household income
- $51,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $146,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $766Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Junction city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Junction city median would spend about 17.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.6% of residents and 68.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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