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Kansas City Metro

Kansas City, MO-KS · 14 counties · 2,270,682 residents (2025 est.) · 7,257 sq mi
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With 2,218,142 people, Kansas City is a metro area. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Growth has run 22% since 2000, or 406,888 more people. 7% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $286,452. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,452, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Kansas City

Among the 25 metro and micro areas based in Missouri

  • 1st in household income$85,452
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree39.7%
  • 1st in home value$286,452
  • 2nd in diversity score57.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,218,142
+22%since 2000
from 1,811,254 in 2000
2,270,682 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
306 / sq mi
+22%since 2000
from 250 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.0
+8%since 2000
from 35.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7,257 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.6M1.7M1.9M2.1M2.3M19902000201020202024Kansas City
20242.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(133,608)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(144,106)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(153,929)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(143,025)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(130,863)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414%(310,235)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(305,797)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(268,734)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.3%(273,342)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.6%(212,562)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(102,568)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(39,373)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$85,452
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,738 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,684
+97%since 2000
from $23,181 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.9%
+19.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.441
+4%since 2010
from 0.423 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$286,452
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $103,526 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,252
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $575 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 68.3% in 2000
34.0% rent
Vacancy rate
6.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.45 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.2%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 41.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+22%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
1990 – 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
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic78.7%(1,425,666)
Black12.4%(224,698)
Hispanic / Latino5.1%(93,243)
Asian1.6%(28,417)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic69.2%(1,535,243)
Black11.6%(257,004)
Hispanic / Latino10.9%(242,683)
Asian3%(65,598)
Other5.3%(117,614)
Diversity Score
58
+27%since 2009
from 45 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
39
−7%since 2020
from 42 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.6%(168,523)
Central American1.2%(26,736)
Puerto Rican0.6%(13,238)
South American0.5%(10,857)
Honduran0.4%(8,605)
Guatemalan0.4%(8,582)
Salvadoran0.4%(7,419)
Cuban0.3%(5,591)
Spaniard0.2%(3,763)
Colombian0.2%(3,461)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,255)
Dominican0.1%(1,914)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,854)
Peruvian0.1%(1,495)
Panamanian0%(907)
Argentine0%(635)
Nicaraguan0%(488)
Chilean0%(442)
Bolivian0%(250)
Uruguayan0%(232)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(18,466)
Chinese0.4%(9,393)
Vietnamese0.4%(7,900)
Filipino0.3%(6,574)
Burmese0.3%(4,499)
Korean0.2%(3,797)
Hmong0.2%(2,534)
Pakistani0.1%(2,118)
Japanese0.1%(1,530)
Laotian0.1%(1,316)
Thai0.1%(1,208)
Nepalese0.1%(1,146)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(725)
Cambodian0%(698)
Kazakh0%(437)
Indonesian0%(247)
Sri Lankan0%(209)
Malaysian0%(188)
Bhutanese0%(110)
Uzbek0%(63)
Okinawan0%(38)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(2,367)
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,761)
Chamorro0%(1,029)
Guamanian0%(101)
Tongan0%(36)
Fijian0%(11)
Ancestry
German19.2%(426,099)
English13%(287,279)
Irish11.9%(263,171)
American4.9%(109,142)
Italian3%(66,787)
Scottish1.9%(43,149)
French1.7%(38,632)
Polish1.5%(33,763)
Swedish1.4%(30,377)
Subsaharan African1.2%(26,684)
Scotch-Irish1%(21,428)
Dutch0.9%(20,567)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.9%(20,513)
Welsh0.6%(13,958)
Arab0.5%(10,397)
British0.5%(10,033)
Czech0.4%(9,789)
Russian0.4%(8,781)
Danish0.4%(8,602)
Swiss0.3%(6,443)
Croatian0.3%(6,288)
French Canadian0.2%(5,164)
West Indian0.2%(4,843)
Belgian0.2%(4,496)
Greek0.2%(4,163)
Ethiopian0.2%(4,120)
Hungarian0.2%(3,459)
Nigerian0.2%(3,374)
Austrian0.2%(3,365)
Ukrainian0.1%(3,066)
Kenyan0.1%(2,632)
Canadian0.1%(2,629)
Lebanese0.1%(2,442)
Portuguese0.1%(2,177)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,119)
Jamaican0.1%(2,041)
Finnish0.1%(1,890)
Haitian0.1%(1,659)
Somali0.1%(1,628)
Iranian0.1%(1,571)
Slovak0.1%(1,448)
Iraqi0.1%(1,271)
Palestinian0.1%(1,156)
Brazilian0.1%(1,114)
Egyptian0.1%(1,034)
Romanian0%(985)
Turkish0%(928)
Slovene0%(901)
Ghanaian0%(705)
Serbian0%(670)
Jordanian0%(660)
Moroccan0%(647)
Syrian0%(580)
Armenian0%(547)
Australian0%(421)
Latvian0%(236)
Israeli0%(228)
Bulgarian0%(199)
Guyanese0%(157)
Barbadian0%(79)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.7%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 28.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.1%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 86.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.1%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.2 min
+56%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.9%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 82.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.7%
+12.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.0%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 69.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.7%
+8.3 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
7.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.7%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 11.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.5%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.1%
+11.4 ptssince 2017
from 80.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 93.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 85.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 90.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 5.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.6%(303,244)
Married53.1%(464,752)
Widowed2.4%(20,714)
Divorced9.9%(86,799)
Women 15+
Never married29.1%(264,925)
Married50%(455,785)
Widowed7.5%(68,563)
Divorced13.4%(121,717)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.5%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 62.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 27.2% 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)26.7%(29,960)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(28,540)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33%(37,126)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(4,957)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(1,219)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 112,400 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

Kansas City, decade by decade

Kansas City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19901,614,534$76,360$155,17922.9%33.1
20001,811,254$85,141$188,58928.0%45.2
20102,009,342$81,819$225,47332.4%53.2
20202,192,035$85,778$239,28237.4%63.0
20242,218,142$85,452$286,45239.7%57.8

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

Kansas CityCENTRAL521,220Overland ParkCENTRAL203,677Kansas CityCENTRAL157,805Olathe150,025Independence121,675Lee's Summit107,514Shawnee69,848Blue Springs61,632LenexaCENTRAL60,506Leavenworth37,012Leawood34,093Liberty31,319Raytown29,154Gladstone27,497Grandview26,653Raymore26,633Belton26,193Gardner26,154Prairie23,008Grain Valley16,908Merriam11,509Lansing11,331Kearney11,296Smithville11,160Excelsior Springs10,819Spring Hill10,777Mission10,125Harrisonville10,040Oak Grove9,370Parkville9,093

The 30 most populous of 176 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

14 component counties

Jackson CountyCENTRAL732,994Johnson CountyCENTRAL636,906Clay CountyCENTRAL265,032Wyandotte CountyCENTRAL170,597Cass CountyCENTRAL115,859Platte CountyCENTRAL114,400Leavenworth County84,590Miami County36,240Lafayette County33,531Ray County23,398Clinton County21,661Bates County16,512Linn County9,950Caldwell County9,012
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Metros similar to Kansas City

Columbus
Pop 2,242,028
Indianapolis
Pop 2,205,695
Cincinnati
Pop 2,312,858
Nashville
Pop 2,197,416
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KANSAS CITY VS
Columbus
Income$84,300−1%
Home value$300,581+5%
Population2,242,028−1%
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KANSAS CITY VS
Indianapolis
Income$83,841−2%
Home value$270,686−6%
Population2,205,695−3%
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KANSAS CITY VS
Cincinnati
Income$82,044−4%
Home value$259,229−10%
Population2,312,858+2%
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KANSAS CITY VS
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Income$88,637+4%
Home value$432,778+51%
Population2,197,416−3%
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Kansas City, MO-KS has about 2,218,142 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kansas City, MO-KS?

The typical household in Kansas City, MO-KS earns about $85,452 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kansas City, MO-KS expensive?

In Kansas City, MO-KS, the median home is worth about $286,452, and the typical rent is about $1,252 a month.

How educated are people in Kansas City, MO-KS?

About 39.7% of adults age 25 and over in Kansas City, MO-KS hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kansas City, MO-KS?

About 10.0% of people in Kansas City, MO-KS live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kansas City, MO-KS grown since 1990?

Yes, Kansas City, MO-KS has grown since 1990. The population has added about 603,608 residents, a change of about 37 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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