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Junction CityMO

A town of 372.

Population
372
residents
Household income
$36K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
73
A commuter town
Small town

372 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.

87risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
87Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Junction City

Most working residents leave Junction City for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Fredericktown (22%), Farmington (14%) and St. Louis (5%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Junction City1%
Fredericktown22%
Farmington14%
St. Louis5%
Cape Girardeau4%
25 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Junction City
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Junction City has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–45°
Spring43–67°
Summer64–87°
Fall44–69°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Junction City is

Junction City beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outJunction CityMO
More adults with COPD10.2%8%
More adults with heart disease8.2%6.8%
More adults who have had a stroke4.3%3.6%
Madison Medical Center
1.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Junction City for work

Where Junction City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Fredericktown Fredericktown 22% 14% → Farmington Farmington 14% 5% → St. Louis St. Louis 5% 4% → Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau 4% 2% → Marble Hill Marble Hill 2% 2% → Union Union 2% Junction City · 1% stay
73jobs based in Junction City
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Junction City

Village in Missouri, United States

Junction City is a village in Madison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census, down from 327 in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
283
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
741 ft

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