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Kansas City

Missouri · 521,220 residents (2025 est.) · 315 sq mi
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Kansas City is home to 510,612 people in Missouri. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. The median age is 35.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $242,900. There are 1,623 people per square mile. 69,067 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
510,612
+16%since 2000
from 441,545 in 2000
521,220 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,623 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 1,508 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.8
+5%since 2000
from 34.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
315 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
428K450K473K496K518K19902000201020202024Kansas City
2024511K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(31,153)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(32,224)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(31,675)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(31,633)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(34,921)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.2%(87,708)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.9%(71,127)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(57,521)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.6%(59,402)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749%(45,932)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(19,231)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(8,085)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$69,166
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,198 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,393
+99%since 2000
from $20,753 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.3%
+19.6 ptssince 2009
from 26.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 14.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.470
+1%since 2010
from 0.464 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration6.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$242,900
+60%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,238
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $548 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
55.4%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 57.7% in 2000
44.6% rent
Vacancy rate
9.5%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.26 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.41 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.4%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 45.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+17%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
64
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic57.6%(254,471)
Black31%(136,921)
Hispanic / Latino6.9%(30,604)
Asian1.8%(8,100)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54%(275,904)
Black25.2%(128,681)
Hispanic / Latino12.5%(63,633)
Asian2.8%(14,451)
Other5.5%(27,943)
Diversity Score
78
+8%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.4%(42,676)
Central American1.4%(7,347)
Puerto Rican0.7%(3,544)
South American0.6%(2,865)
Honduran0.5%(2,618)
Cuban0.4%(2,167)
Salvadoran0.4%(2,141)
Guatemalan0.4%(2,140)
Colombian0.2%(956)
Ecuadorian0.1%(613)
Dominican0.1%(555)
Spaniard0.1%(549)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(354)
Venezuelan0.1%(258)
Argentine0%(250)
Peruvian0%(234)
Panamanian0%(197)
Nicaraguan0%(149)
Bolivian0%(120)
Uruguayan0%(38)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.7%(3,409)
Asian Indian0.6%(2,996)
Filipino0.4%(2,011)
Chinese0.3%(1,719)
Korean0.1%(697)
Japanese0.1%(675)
Burmese0.1%(656)
Pakistani0.1%(525)
Cambodian0.1%(450)
Thai0%(208)
Laotian0%(182)
Taiwanese0%(101)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(79)
Malaysian0%(50)
Kazakh0%(40)
Bhutanese0%(36)
Hmong0%(17)
Uzbek0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(298)
Chamorro0%(247)
Guamanian0%(55)
Ancestry
German15.4%(78,758)
English10%(51,004)
Irish9.8%(50,180)
American3.9%(20,124)
Italian3.7%(18,963)
Scottish1.6%(8,027)
French1.6%(7,992)
Polish1.5%(7,488)
Swedish1.1%(5,583)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(4,355)
Norwegian0.8%(3,885)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.7%(3,692)
Arab0.7%(3,577)
West Indian0.4%(2,142)
Welsh0.4%(2,125)
British0.4%(1,970)
Czech0.4%(1,901)
Russian0.3%(1,748)
Danish0.3%(1,506)
Somali0.3%(1,482)
Greek0.2%(1,142)
French Canadian0.2%(1,135)
Nigerian0.2%(1,116)
Swiss0.2%(1,114)
Belgian0.2%(1,055)
Ethiopian0.2%(1,042)
Croatian0.2%(1,008)
Jamaican0.2%(936)
Haitian0.2%(840)
Ukrainian0.1%(688)
Iraqi0.1%(675)
Austrian0.1%(646)
Egyptian0.1%(640)
Canadian0.1%(637)
Kenyan0.1%(550)
Lithuanian0.1%(520)
Turkish0.1%(519)
Hungarian0.1%(499)
Lebanese0.1%(479)
Syrian0.1%(437)
Iranian0.1%(403)
Finnish0.1%(369)
Moroccan0.1%(365)
Slovak0.1%(297)
Portuguese0.1%(293)
Jordanian0%(232)
Brazilian0%(198)
Australian0%(160)
Romanian0%(143)
Ghanaian0%(117)
Slovene0%(112)
Armenian0%(85)
Guyanese0%(37)
Israeli0%(31)
Latvian0%(28)
Serbian0%(28)
Barbadian0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.4%
+12.7 ptssince 2000
from 25.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.9%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 82.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.6%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.7 min
+65%since 2000
from 13.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.2%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.0%
+13.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 69.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 79.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.8%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
8.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 12.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.0%
−5.8 ptssince 2013
from 16.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.4%
+14.7 ptssince 2017
from 75.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 91.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 88.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 6.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.4%(84,072)
Married44.6%(88,492)
Widowed2.3%(4,495)
Divorced10.8%(21,397)
Women 15+
Never married38.4%(83,436)
Married40.2%(87,285)
Widowed6.9%(14,875)
Divorced14.5%(31,508)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.0%
−5.8 ptssince 2013
from 16.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 56.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 68.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 29.1% 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)25.2%(5,668)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(5,403)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.1%(6,752)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(1,069)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(283)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 22,459 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kansas City, Missouri?

Kansas City, Missouri has about 510,612 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kansas City, Missouri?

The typical household in Kansas City, Missouri earns about $69,166 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kansas City, Missouri expensive?

In Kansas City, Missouri, the median home is worth about $242,900, and the typical rent is about $1,238 a month.

How educated are people in Kansas City, Missouri?

About 38.4% of adults age 25 and over in Kansas City, Missouri hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kansas City, Missouri?

About 14.6% of people in Kansas City, Missouri live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kansas City, Missouri grown since 1990?

Yes, Kansas City, Missouri has grown since 1990. The population has added about 75,471 residents, a change of about 17 percent over that period.

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