Moving to Junction City, Kentucky

Population: 2,184. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,175 (-0.4% change)
Males: 1,018 (46.6%), Females: 1,166 (53.4%)

Boyle County

Zip code: 40440

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $29,569
Median house value: $57,300

Population by Race

Races in Junction City:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
• Hispanic (3.8%)
• Black (1.1%)
• Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (23.9%), Irish (12.0%), English (9.8%), German (8.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Scottish (1.7%).

Elevation: 986 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Junction City

• High school or higher: 66.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
• Unemployed: 5.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Junction City city

• Never married: 20.6%
• Now married: 53.8%
• Separated: 3.3%
• Widowed: 9.2%
• Divorced: 13.1%

4.6% Foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +203 (+10.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Junction City:

• EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 5 miles; DANVILLE, KY)
• FORT LOGAN HOSP (about 10 miles; STANFORD, KY)
• JAMES B HAGGIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HARRODSBURG, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Junction City:

• BLUE GRASS (about 34 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
• LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 77 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)
• CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 100 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; Abbreviation: CVG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Junction City:

• STUART POWELL FIELD (about 2 miles; DANVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: DVK)
• LIBERTY-CASEY COUNTY (about 27 miles; LIBERTY, KY; Abbreviation: I53)
• LEBANON-SPRINGFIELD (about 31 miles; SPRINGFIELD, KY; Abbreviation: 6I2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Junction City:

• UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 37 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
• LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
• EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
• UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 75 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 15,514)
• ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
• SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
• BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)

Public primary/middle school in Junction City:

• JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 318; Location: 250 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK – 05)