Lone Jack is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 1,744 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lone Jack is the 319th largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Lone Jack was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Lone Jack economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Lone Jack, where the median household income is $116,328.00.
Lone Jack real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Lone Jack house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Lone Jack has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Lone Jack is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lone Jack really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lone Jack perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Lone Jack, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.75 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Lone Jack doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Lone Jack citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.51% of adults in Lone Jack have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lone Jack in 2022 was $35,449, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,796 for a family of four. However, Lone Jack contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lone Jack is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lone Jack home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lone Jack residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lone Jack include German, English, European, Irish, and Croatian.
The most common language spoken in Lone Jack is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.