Black Jack is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 6,452 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Black Jack is the 118th largest community in Missouri.

Unlike some cities, Black Jack isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Black Jack are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Black Jack is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Black Jack who work in office and administrative support jobs (23.12%), sales jobs (9.79%), and management occupations (7.57%).

Also of interest is that Black Jack has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Black Jack is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Black Jack is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Black Jack a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Black Jack has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Black Jack's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

As is often the case in a small city, Black Jack doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Black Jack Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Black Jack is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.21% of adults in Black Jack have a college degree.

The per capita income in Black Jack in 2000 was $22,705, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,820 for a family of four.

Black Jack is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Black Jack home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Black Jack is African-American, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Black Jack is German.

The most common language spoken in Black Jack is English.