CITY · 1990 CENSUS

North Kansas City

Missouri · 4,130 residents · 4.37 sq mi

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With 4,130 people, North Kansas City is a city in Missouri. Owners hold 26% of the housing stock. The median age is 40.8, about 8 years above the US median. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $50,400. Households here earn about 25% less than in Missouri as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,130

−12%vs 2000

vs 4,714 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.8

+14%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.7%(195)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.3%(178)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.2%(90)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.2%(175)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(319)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(817)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(523)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(437)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(416)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.3%(510)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(290)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.4%(180)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,856

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,674 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,252

−25%vs 2000

vs $18,967 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,400

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$384

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $511 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

25.7%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

74.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.9%(3,673)

Black3.9%(185)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(398)

Asian4.2%(200)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(3,935)

Black1.7%(70)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(108)

Asian1.1%(47)

Other1.9%(78)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(251)

South American0.9%(45)

Bolivian0.9%(45)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan4.7%(236)

Chamorro4.2%(211)

Native Hawaiian3.1%(154)

Ancestry

German15.9%(794)

Irish11%(546)

English9.8%(488)

Italian6.1%(302)

Scotch-Irish3.7%(185)

French3.3%(163)

Swedish2.4%(121)

Scottish2.4%(118)

American1.8%(90)

French Canadian1.7%(84)

Polish1.6%(80)

Dutch1.4%(69)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1.1%(56)

Norwegian1.1%(55)

Austrian0.6%(31)

British0.6%(28)

Welsh0.5%(24)

Arab0.3%(14)

Iraqi0.3%(14)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.5%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 10.9 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 married49.4%(1,109)

Married29.6%(665)

Widowed0.8%(17)

Divorced20.3%(455)

Women 15+

Never married46.1%(1,062)

Married21.4%(492)

Widowed5.6%(129)

Divorced26.9%(619)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 62.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.7%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(38)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era81.3%(235)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 289 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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