Junction City, IL Population

Overview

653

Total Population

39.8

Median age

53.29%

Female population %

87.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

74.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Junction City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Junction City is 39.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Junction City's population under 18 was 30.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Junction City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Junction City, 23.12% were under the age of 15, 18.07% aged 15 to 29, 39.36% aged 30 to 64, 18.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 43 more females than males in Junction City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.29% females and 46.71% males in Junction City, IL.
The Junction City, IL gender ratio is 87.6:100 i.e. 87.6 men to 100 women (0.876).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 41.

Junction City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Junction City population: 92.65% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 0.46% are some other race and 6.58% are multiracial.
Junction City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 29 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 624 (95.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Junction City is White with a population of 605 (92.65% of the total population).

Junction City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 565 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Junction City's population decreased by 81 (14.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Junction City's population increased by 42 (8.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Junction City's population was lowest in year 2018 at 469.