Carl Junction, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carl Junction	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$45,235	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$89,607	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,194	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,510	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$82,279	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,045	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.2%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carl Junction is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carl Junction is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carl Junction is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carl Junction is 46% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,732 $89,607 $179,214

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Carl Junction employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.6%	6.6%
Manufacturing sector	40.7%	40.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.5%	0.5%
Wholesale & retail services	21.3%	21.3%
Public administration	1.5%	1.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.8%	10.8%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	9.0%	9.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shoal Creek Estates, MO	160	$200,001	145.9%
Shoal Creek Drive, MO	592	$124,506	53.1%
Leawood, MO	646	$115,859	42.5%
Neck City, MO	203	$109,212	34.3%
Oronogo, MO	2,721	$101,139	24.4%
Carl Junction, MO	8,409	$89,607	10.2%

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Topanga, CA	8,406	$177,914	118.7%
Cleveland, TX	8,406	$62,310	23.4%
Carl Junction, MO	8,409	$89,607	10.2%

Source: The Carl Junction, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.