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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Kansas City Metro

Kansas City, MO-KS · 14 counties · 2,192,035 residents · 7,257 sq mi
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With 2,192,035 people, Kansas City is a metro area. Growth has run 21% since 2000, or 380,781 more people. 7% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $197,421. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $70,772, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.8
More educated
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,192,035
+21%since 2000
from 1,811,254 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
302 / sq mi
+21%since 2000
from 250 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
37.7
+7%since 2000
from 35.2 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
7,257 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.6M1.7M1.9M2.1M2.3M19902000201020202024Kansas City
20242.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.1%(133,252)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(146,253)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147%(154,056)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.5%(142,688)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(131,414)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.9%(304,971)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.4%(293,204)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.1%(265,773)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.8%(280,691)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.3%(203,890)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.4%(97,491)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.7%(38,352)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,772
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,738 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,731
+58%since 2000
from $23,181 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
46.5%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 35.1% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
9.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade9.5%
US avg: 10%
Other services8.2%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$197,421
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $103,526 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$997
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $575 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
63.9%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 68.3% in 2000
36.1% rent
Persons per household
2.51 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.8
+2%since 2009
from 2.7 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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic68.5%(1,501,275)
Black11.8%(257,939)
Hispanic / Latino10.5%(229,233)
Asian3%(66,670)
Other3.9%(84,449)
Segregation Score
42
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%(150,356)
Central American0.8%(16,546)
Puerto Rican0.4%(8,312)
South American0.3%(6,313)
Honduran0.3%(5,565)
Cuban0.2%(5,084)
Guatemalan0.2%(5,075)
Salvadoran0.2%(4,801)
Spaniard0.1%(3,028)
Colombian0.1%(1,808)
Peruvian0.1%(1,132)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,031)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(967)
Ecuadorian0%(698)
Argentine0%(628)
Panamanian0%(431)
Bolivian0%(254)
Nicaraguan0%(249)
Chilean0%(227)
Uruguayan0%(220)
Paraguayan0%(153)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(17,983)
Chinese0.5%(9,579)
Vietnamese0.4%(8,143)
Filipino0.2%(4,423)
Korean0.2%(4,365)
Burmese0.2%(3,276)
Pakistani0.1%(2,089)
Thai0.1%(1,982)
Laotian0.1%(1,841)
Hmong0.1%(1,837)
Japanese0.1%(1,583)
Nepalese0.1%(1,470)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(475)
Cambodian0%(347)
Bhutanese0%(231)
Indonesian0%(192)
Malaysian0%(174)
Mongolian0%(38)
Okinawan0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(2,184)
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,276)
Chamorro0%(950)
Tongan0%(82)
Fijian0%(72)
Ancestry
German20.3%(434,766)
Irish12.4%(266,315)
English10.5%(225,111)
American4.9%(105,851)
Italian3.2%(68,723)
French2.2%(46,634)
Scottish1.9%(41,264)
Swedish1.6%(33,691)
Polish1.6%(33,626)
Dutch1.3%(27,895)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(24,368)
Norwegian1.1%(23,164)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African1.1%(22,333)
Welsh0.8%(17,620)
British0.7%(14,258)
Danish0.5%(10,426)
Czech0.5%(9,842)
Russian0.5%(9,595)
Swiss0.3%(6,815)
Croatian0.3%(6,006)
French Canadian0.2%(5,227)
Greek0.2%(4,741)
West Indian0.2%(4,573)
Belgian0.2%(4,500)
Hungarian0.2%(3,934)
Austrian0.2%(3,507)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,600)
Portuguese0.1%(2,267)
Nigerian0.1%(2,266)
Canadian0.1%(2,264)
Finnish0.1%(2,186)
Iranian0.1%(2,156)
Lebanese0.1%(1,995)
Jamaican0.1%(1,964)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,956)
Arab0.1%(1,888)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,769)
Slovak0.1%(1,681)
Brazilian0.1%(1,568)
Kenyan0.1%(1,507)
Iraqi0.1%(1,417)
Romanian0.1%(1,402)
Haitian0.1%(1,399)
Egyptian0.1%(1,126)
Palestinian0.1%(1,105)
Slovene0.1%(1,100)
Jordanian0.1%(956)
Somali0%(871)
Serbian0%(717)
Armenian0%(700)
Syrian0%(687)
Moroccan0%(675)
Turkish0%(588)
Ghanaian0%(580)
Australian0%(540)
Bulgarian0%(377)
Israeli0%(285)
Latvian0%(231)
Guyanese0%(135)
Barbadian0%(30)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.4%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 28.0% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
92.4%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 86.5% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.8%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.5 min
+58%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
81.4%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 82.9% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
68.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 69.8% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.0%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.2%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
6.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
8.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.2%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
62.3%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.3%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
16.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
11.8%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.4%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
75.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
27.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.6%(25,400)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(27,455)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35%(43,177)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.7%(9,535)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.9%(3,555)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 123,424 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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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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Pop 2,242,028
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Pop 2,205,695
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Pop 2,312,858
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Pop 2,197,416
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Income$84,300+19%
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Frequently asked

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

Kansas City, MO-KS has about 2,192,035 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Kansas City, MO-KS earns about $70,772 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 $197,421, and the typical rent is about $997 a month.

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

About 37.4% 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 9.9% 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 577,501 residents, a change of about 36 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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