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Census Tract 139.17, Jackson County, Missouri

Census Tract 139.17, GEOID 29095013917, in Jackson County, Missouri, partly within Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack and Pleasant Hill. 3,774 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±377); the 2020 Census counted 3,837.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,774

±377 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,837

Median household income

$122,255

±$22,894 (90% margin)
Jackson County: $68,577

Median home value

$458,200

±$39,265 (90% margin)
Jackson County: $230,500

Median gross rent

$2,000

±$743 (90% margin)
Jackson County: $1,197

Where is Census Tract 139.17?

Census Tract 139.17 is one of 227 census tracts in Jackson County, Missouri. It covers 50.05 square miles of land, 77 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 29095013917, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 139.17 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Lake Lotawana12%
Lone Jack9%
Pleasant Hill1%
Census Tract 139.17 (marked with a dot) in Jackson County, Missouri. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
605135.02139.18140.029601.01906.02 139.17 5 mi
Census Tract 139.17 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Jackson County.

8 census tracts border Census Tract 139.17: Tract 605 in Cass County ($113,750), Tract 135.02 ($110,080), Tract 139.02 ($119,688), Tract 139.18 ($171,979), Tract 140.02 ($93,958), Tract 141.12 ($124,522), Tract 9601.01 in Johnson County ($88,646) and Tract 906.02 in Lafayette County ($92,353). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 139.17?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 139.17's population at 3,774 (±377) in 1,521 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,837 residents and 1,425 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 139.17Jackson CountyMissouri
Total population 3,774 ±377 719,976 6,191,814
Households 1,521 ±196 306,798 2,508,227
Average household size 2.48 ±0.21 2.31 2.40
Housing units 1,547 ±195 336,288 2,825,287

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 139.17?

The median resident of Census Tract 139.17 is 51.3 years old; 19.6% are under 18 and 17.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 95.8%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.5%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 139.17Jackson CountyMissouri
Median age 51.3 ±2.3 37.0 39.0
Under 18 years 19.6% ±2.9 pts 23.3% 22.3%
65 years and over 17.0% ±4.8 pts 15.9% 17.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2% ±1.3 pts 11.4% 5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic 95.8% ±2.6 pts 59.3% 76.3%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.9 pts 22.0% 10.9%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.5% ±0.8 pts 1.8% 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.9 pts 0.1% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.9 pts 0.2% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.5% ±2.2 pts 4.6% 4.8%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.9 pts 0.5% 0.4%
Born outside the United States 0.6% ±0.6 pts 6.6% 4.5%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 1.0% ±1.2 pts 10.5% 6.7%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 5.5% ±2.9 pts 6.3% 7.3%
With a disability 10.3% ±5.1 pts 13.8% 14.9%
No health insurance coverage 2.0% ±1.7 pts 10.7% 8.8%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 95.9% ±2.1 pts 91.7% 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 45.7% ±8.0 pts 34.0% 32.4%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 9.4% ±3.6 pts 12.7% 12.6%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 92.5% ±3.6 pts 86.7% 87.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 139.17 earn?

Half of the 1,521 households in Census Tract 139.17 earn less than $122,255 a year (±$22,894), against $68,577 across Jackson County: 18th highest of the county's 216 tracts with a reliable estimate. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 139.17Jackson CountyMissouri
Median household income $122,255 ±$22,894 $68,577 $70,702
Mean household income $175,667 ±$42,765 $92,204 $96,247
Per capita income $70,259 ±$17,426 $39,559 $39,695
People below the poverty line 4.3% ±2.0 pts 14.1% 12.6%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 3.0% ±3.6 pts 19.5% 15.8%
Households receiving SNAP 0.0% ±2.3 pts 10.3% 9.8%
Households with a computer 99.3% ±1.2 pts 95.7% 94.8%
Households with a broadband subscription 88.2% ±10.3 pts 91.0% 89.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 139.17?

Owners occupy 95.0% of Census Tract 139.17's occupied homes and renters 5.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $458,200 by its owner (±$39,265). The median renter pays $2,000 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 139.17Jackson CountyMissouri
Median home value (owner-occupied) $458,200 ±$39,265 $230,500 $230,300
Median gross rent $2,000 ±$743 $1,197 $1,033
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 21.4% ±30.5 pts 41.1% 36.6%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,345 ±$237 $1,639 $1,524
Owner-occupied homes 95.0% ±3.5 pts 59.1% 68.1%
Renter-occupied homes 5.0% ±3.5 pts 40.9% 31.9%
Housing units 1,547 ±195 336,288 2,825,287
Single-family detached homes 97.7% ±2.1 pts 66.2% 70.5%
Mobile homes 0.9% ±1.1 pts 0.9% 5.2%
Built 2020 or later 7.5% ±5.4 pts 1.4% 1.6%
Built 2010 to 2019 8.9% ±4.0 pts 6.6% 8.0%
Built 1939 or earlier 1.1% ±1.3 pts 18.5% 13.3%
Households with no vehicle 0.7% ±1.2 pts 8.1% 6.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 139.17 get to work?

71.8% of Census Tract 139.17's workers drive alone and 27.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 27.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 139.17Jackson CountyMissouri
In the labor force (age 16+) 64.1% ±7.1 pts 66.9% 63.1%
Unemployment rate 1.8% ±2.6 pts 4.7% 4.0%
Drove alone to work 71.8% ±7.4 pts 72.7% 74.8%
Carpooled 1.1% ±1.4 pts 7.0% 8.1%
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.8 pts 1.4% 0.8%
Walked 0.0% ±1.8 pts 1.4% 1.8%
Worked from home 27.1% ±7.4 pts 15.8% 13.0%
Mean travel time to work 27.4 min ±4.1 23.4 min 23.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 139.17 compare with the other tracts in Jackson County?

Among Jackson County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 139.17 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 139.17's rank among the tracts of Jackson County
MeasureIn Jackson County
Population71st of 222
Residents per square mile221st of 227
Median household income18th of 216
Per capita income13th of 221
Median home value10th of 210
Median gross rent8th of 210
Poverty rate150th of 155
Bachelor's degree or higher61st of 206
Median age14th of 222
Owner-occupied share10th of 222

The tracts next to it on Jackson County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 149.0515th$125,093±$8,924 · within the margin of this tract5,145
Tract 181.0116th$125,083±$18,037 · within the margin of this tract4,971
Tract 141.1217th$124,522±$18,778 · within the margin of this tract1,876
Tract 139.1718th$122,255±$22,8943,774
Tract 137.0819th$121,935±$21,447 · within the margin of this tract3,018
Tract 139.0220th$119,688±$6,285 · within the margin of this tract1,814
Tract 8621st$117,247±$10,929 · within the margin of this tract5,324

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 139.17?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 139.17 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

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