METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Kansas City Metro

Kansas City, MO-KS · 14 counties · 1,614,534 residents · 7,257 sq mi

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With 1,614,534 people, Kansas City is a metro area. Median home value sits at $64,656. There are 196,720 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.0% of people across the metro. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $31,816, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,614,534

−11%vs 2000

vs 1,811,254 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

222 / sq mi

−11%vs 2000

vs 250 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7,257 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.2M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(123,479)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(123,052)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(114,774)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(106,465)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(104,047)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(294,557)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(254,321)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(168,392)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(134,723)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(109,563)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(59,749)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(21,412)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,816

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,738 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,929

−36%vs 2000

vs $23,181 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,656

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $103,526 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$422

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $575 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

34.1% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.8%(1,369,071)

Black12.4%(200,918)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(45,347)

Asian1%(15,961)

Other1.8%(28,584)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Costa Rican0%(477)

Chilean0%(442)

Bolivian0%(250)

Uruguayan0%(232)

Paraguayan0%(58)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(465)

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)

Marshallese0%(241)

Guamanian0%(101)

Tongan0%(36)

Fijian0%(11)

Chuukese0%(5)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(287)

Latvian0%(236)

Israeli0%(228)

Bulgarian0%(199)

Guyanese0%(157)

Cape Verdean0%(143)

Barbadian0%(79)

Macedonian0%(16)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.9%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.0%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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