CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kansas City

Kansas · 149,768 residents · 125 sq mi

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With 149,768 people, Kansas City is a city in Kansas. Median home value sits at $40,700. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 15%. The poverty rate is 17.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median household income is $23,307, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

149,768

+2%vs 2000

vs 146,866 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−2%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

125 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024155K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(12,575)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(12,442)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(11,450)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(10,237)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(10,281)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(26,503)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(20,426)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(13,459)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(13,040)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(11,131)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(6,308)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(1,916)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,307

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,011 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,478

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,737 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.9%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,700

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$374

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $491 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.0% in 2000

38.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48.9%(71,870)

Black29.9%(43,865)

Hispanic / Latino16.8%(24,639)

Asian1.7%(2,477)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65%(97,400)

Black29.4%(44,019)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(10,335)

Asian1.1%(1,596)

Other4.5%(6,753)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.5%(44,239)

Central American4%(6,161)

Guatemalan1.8%(2,734)

Honduran1.2%(1,909)

Puerto Rican0.8%(1,256)

Salvadoran0.8%(1,238)

Cuban0.5%(831)

South American0.5%(779)

Spaniard0.3%(400)

Colombian0.2%(355)

Dominican0.2%(259)

Ecuadorian0.1%(147)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(100)

Uruguayan0.1%(94)

Costa Rican0%(49)

Venezuelan0%(45)

Panamanian0%(28)

Nicaraguan0%(25)

Bolivian0%(25)

Chilean0%(10)

Argentine0%(3)

Asian origin

Burmese2.2%(3,476)

Hmong1.3%(1,952)

Nepalese0.4%(560)

Vietnamese0.3%(483)

Filipino0.3%(391)

Laotian0.2%(326)

Asian Indian0.2%(299)

Chinese0.2%(288)

Korean0.1%(80)

Bhutanese0%(74)

Pakistani0%(45)

Thai0%(26)

+ 4 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0%(25)

Sri Lankan0%(14)

Japanese0%(11)

Malaysian0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(105)

Samoan0%(50)

Chamorro0%(47)

Tongan0%(31)

Ancestry

German9.8%(15,152)

Irish7.2%(11,210)

English5.4%(8,372)

American2.9%(4,493)

Subsaharan African2.1%(3,208)

Italian1.2%(1,785)

French0.9%(1,439)

Polish0.9%(1,352)

Scottish0.7%(1,084)

Dutch0.5%(842)

Croatian0.5%(832)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(775)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(759)

Welsh0.4%(670)

Norwegian0.4%(657)

Czech0.3%(517)

British0.2%(299)

West Indian0.2%(297)

Arab0.2%(285)

Danish0.2%(257)

Ghanaian0.1%(173)

Greek0.1%(159)

Swiss0.1%(158)

French Canadian0.1%(157)

Nigerian0.1%(149)

Russian0.1%(127)

Jamaican0.1%(126)

Moroccan0.1%(122)

Serbian0.1%(122)

Austrian0.1%(121)

Somali0.1%(119)

Kenyan0.1%(92)

Egyptian0%(73)

Lithuanian0%(70)

Slovene0%(70)

Canadian0%(67)

Barbadian0%(64)

Ethiopian0%(61)

Ukrainian0%(44)

Haitian0%(40)

Iraqi0%(39)

Armenian0%(38)

Slovak0%(36)

Belgian0%(34)

Romanian0%(28)

Iranian0%(27)

Portuguese0%(25)

Hungarian0%(24)

Lebanese0%(21)

Finnish0%(20)

Brazilian0%(17)

Palestinian0%(11)

Australian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 12.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.1%(25,750)

Married45%(26,892)

Widowed2.6%(1,578)

Divorced9.3%(5,592)

Women 15+

Never married37%(22,122)

Married41.8%(25,021)

Widowed7.7%(4,579)

Divorced13.5%(8,077)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.8%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 24.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.3%(1,440)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(896)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(2,174)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(227)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,934 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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