Junction is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,531 people and two associated neighborhoods, Junction is the 584th largest community in Texas.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Junction has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Junction a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Junction is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.97 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Junction is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Junction citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.66% of adults 25 and older in Junction have a college degree.
The per capita income in Junction in 2022 was $28,745, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,980 for a family of four. However, Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Junction is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Junction also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Junction include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.