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Population (year 2000): 5,294. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,483 (+22.5% change)
Males: 2,583 (48.8%), Females: 2,711 (51.2%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
64834
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $42,575 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,000 (year 2000)
Races in Carl Junction:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (18.4%), United States
(17.5%), English (13.9%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (3.3%), Swedish
(2.2%).
Elevation: 895 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Carl Junction
- High school or higher: 88.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Carl Junction city
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,129 (+27.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Carl Junction:
- FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 10
miles; JOPLIN, MO)
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles;
JOPLIN, MO)
- MCCUNE BROOKS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CARTHAGE,
MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carl
Junction:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 6 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 65 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 81 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carl Junction:
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 22 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
- LAMAR MUNI (about 28 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)
- NEOSHO HUGH ROBINSON (about 29 miles; NEOSHO, MO;
ID: EOS)
College/University in Carl Junction:
- OZARK SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (Location: 503
Gault Street; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Carl Junction:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 83 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
Public high school in Carl Junction:
- CARL JUNCTION HIGH (Students: 807; Location:
1 BULLDOG LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Carl Junction:
- CARL JUNCTION INTERMEDIATE (Students: 662;
Location: ALLEN & BROADWAY STS; Grades: 04 - 06)
- CARL JUNCTION JR. HIGH (Students: 448;
Location: ALLEN & BROADWAY STS; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CARL JUNCTION PRIMARY 2-3 (Students: 429;
Location: ALLEN & BROADWAY STS; Grades: 02 - 03)
- CARL JUNCTION PRIMARY K-1 (Students: 416;
Location: ALLEN & BROADWAY STS; Grades: KG - 01)
- CARL JUNCTION SATELLITE (Students: 32;
Location: ALLEN & BROADWAY STS; Grades: 04 - 12)
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