Raytown is home to 29,445 people in Missouri. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $182,900. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 2,965 people per square mile. Median household income is $68,840, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,840, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Raytown
What changed most since 1990
Black share3.2% → 36.8%(+33.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share93.3% → 46.5%(−46.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.1% → 22.0%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Raytown's population equals 4.1% of Jackson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.4% of the county's.
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)18.4%(365)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(465)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.4%(782)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,983 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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Over time
Raytown, decade by decade
Raytown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
30,601
$76,807
$153,844
18.1%
15.9
2000
30,388
$76,417
$145,186
19.5%
37.0
2010
29,526
$70,677
$157,955
21.9%
63.6
2020
30,012
$67,801
$137,082
21.5%
77.8
2024
29,445
$68,840
$182,900
22.0%
79.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
