Carl Junction is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 8,379 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carl Junction is the 101st largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Carl Junction isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Carl Junction are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carl Junction is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carl Junction who work in management occupations (15.08%), office and administrative support (9.84%), and sales jobs (8.57%). Also of interest is that Carl Junction has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because of many things, Carl Junction is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Carl Junction really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Carl Junction perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small city, Carl Junction does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Carl Junction ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Carl Junction, 40.48% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Carl Junction in 2022 was $42,923, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,692 for a family of four. However, Carl Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Carl Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carl Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Carl Junction include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Carl Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
