Population 675 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Black Jack
Household size in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.61 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.84 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.62 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.26 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.35 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Black Jack is a place of small households, averaging 2.26 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.61 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.1 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.0 | 37.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.5 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.2 | 38.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.0 | +1.4 | +2.3 |
Black Jack skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.2, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.9% | 10.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 3.7% of households in Black Jack, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Black Jack
Renters in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.3% | 30.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.5% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.9% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.1% | 32.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.2 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in Black Jack rent their homes (27.1%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 30.4% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.5% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.4% | 11.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.9% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.9% of homes in Black Jack are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1991 | 1971 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1994 | 1972 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1994 | 1973 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1992 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +5 | +6 |
Black Jack has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1992, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $960 | $769 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,027 | $858 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $773 | $950 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,245 | $1,159 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$284 | +$390 | +$606 |
Rent in Black Jack runs $1,245 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in Kansas as a whole ($1,159). The typical renter here spends 26.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Black Jack
Bachelor's degrees in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.0% | 30.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 41.9% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 40.3% | 33.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 64.2% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +25.2 pts | +4.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in Black Jack: 64.2% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 98.7% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.7% | 90.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 95.8% | 90.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 99.5% | 91.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | +2.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Black Jack: 99.5% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Black Jack
| Period | Black Jack | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.5% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.9% | 6.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.2% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.8% | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +7.4 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Black Jack runs well above the national rate: 9.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Black Jack compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Jack | 2.26 | 44.2 | 3.7% | 27.1% | 3.9% | 1992 | $1,245 | 64.2% | 99.5% | 9.8% |
| Baldwin City | 2.53 | 36.8 | 10.1% | 26.8% | 4.0% | 1981 | $1,036 | 51.2% | 98.8% | 5.3% |
| Vinland | 2.42 | 47.4 | 4.5% | 13.9% | 3.6% | 1988 | $1,060 | 56.0% | 97.7% | 4.3% |
| Worden | 2.42 | 48.3 | 7.4% | 12.7% | 6.4% | 1981 | $1,368 | 38.5% | 92.4% | 3.1% |
| Clearfield | 2.61 | 53.4 | 10.4% | 21.5% | 5.8% | 1990 | $878 | 41.8% | 98.0% | 2.1% |
| Wellsville | 2.67 | 40.4 | 11.8% | 17.3% | 8.9% | 1977 | $1,100 | 24.8% | 95.8% | 0.9% |
| Peoria | 2.38 | 50.2 | 6.9% | 17.9% | 13.1% | 1981 | $969 | 25.3% | 90.5% | 0.8% |
| Edgerton | 2.80 | 41.9 | 14.8% | 11.3% | 6.0% | 1981 | $1,301 | 23.9% | 95.0% | 2.7% |
| Ottawa | 2.44 | 38.5 | 12.0% | 35.3% | 7.5% | 1969 | $1,030 | 25.7% | 91.9% | 3.4% |
| Hesper | 3.10 | 48.5 | 4.7% | 11.8% | 2.6% | 1965 | $1,211 | 26.4% | 97.3% | 1.5% |
| Eudora | 2.79 | 42.1 | 6.4% | 25.4% | 3.2% | 1988 | $1,237 | 35.9% | 92.7% | 2.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Black Jack. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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