Kansas City, KS

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2024 Population

155,135

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.9

0.294% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

11.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$62,401

5.44% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$167,400

13.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

72,990

1.32% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Kansas City, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.3% of the residents in Kansas City, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kansas City, KS are Kansas City Kansas Community College (1,240 degrees awarded in 2024) and Donnelly College (125 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Kansas City, KS was $167,400, and the homeownership rate was 60.9%.

Most people in Kansas City, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Kansas City, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kansas City, KS is home to a population of 155k people, from which 87.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.6% of Kansas City, KS residents were born outside of the country (28.8k people).

In 2024, there were 1.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (52.3k people) in Kansas City, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 23.9k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.3%

2024 Citizenship

86.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.3% of Kansas City, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kansas City, KS was 86.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kansas City, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kansas City, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
52.3k ± 787
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
29.8k ± 900
Other (Hispanic)
23.9k ± 1.55k

35.7%

Hispanic Population

55.4k people

35.7% of the people in Kansas City, KS are hispanic (55.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kansas City, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

18.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

28.8k people

18.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

28.5k people

As of 2024, 18.6% of Kansas City, KS residents (28.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kansas City, KS was 18.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kansas City, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,121 ± 345
Gulf War (2001-)
1,440 ± 330
Gulf War (1990s)
586 ± 151

Kansas City, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kansas City, KS.

Health

82.2% of the population of Kansas City, KS has health coverage, with 41% on employee plans, 21.5% on Medicaid, 9.37% on Medicare, 8.96% on non-group plans, and 1.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1,285 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,285 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 395 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 22.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.8%

Uninsured

41%

Employer Coverage

21.5%

Medicaid

9.37%

Medicare

8.96%

Non-Group

1.32%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kansas City, KS declined by 3.3% from 18.4% to 17.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kansas City, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Kansas City, KS employs 73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kansas City, KS were Manufacturing (9,176 people), Retail Trade (8,763 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8,222 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($86,250), Utilities ($80,825), and Public Administration ($68,559).

Employment

Occupations

73k

2024 Value

± 2,130

1.32%

1 Year growth

± 4.09%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kansas City, KS grew at a rate of 1.32%, from 72k employees to 73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kansas City, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,086 people), Material Moving Occupations (6,859 people), and Production Occupations (6,668 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kansas City, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

73k

2024 Value

± 2,130

1.32%

1 Year growth

± 4.09%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kansas City, KS grew at a rate of 1.32%, from 72k employees to 73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kansas City, KS, are Manufacturing (9,176 people), Retail Trade (8,763 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8,222 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kansas City, KS, though some of these residents may live in Kansas City, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,489

Median earning men ± $1,557

$36,354

Median earning women ± $1,243

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,861), Information ($69,309), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,051).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($59,550), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,837), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($40,655).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Kansas City, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Kansas City, KS awarded 1,365 degrees. The student population of Kansas City, KS in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2,169 male students and 3,240 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kansas City, KS are White (514 and 38.2%), Hispanic or Latino (389 and 28.9%), Black or African American (258 and 19.2%), and Two or More Races (75 and 5.57%).

The largest universities in Kansas City, KS by number of degrees awarded are Kansas City Kansas Community College (1,240 and 90.8%) and Donnelly College (125 and 9.16%).

The most popular majors in Kansas City, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (325 and 23.8%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (213 and 15.6%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (92 and 6.74%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $12,450.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 5,409 students enrolled in Kansas City, KS, 40.1% men and 59.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,897 records, of which 56.5% were women and 43.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
325 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
75 degrees awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
33 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Kansas City, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 325 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Kansas City, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Kansas City Kansas Community College
1,240 degrees awarded
Donnelly College
125 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Kansas City Kansas Community College with 1,240 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 562 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kansas City, KS, which is 0.7 times less than the 803 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 514 degrees mean that there were 1.32 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 389 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($12,450) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($672) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,052) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kansas City, KS was $167,400 in 2024, which is 0.503 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $147,100 to $167,400, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Kansas City, KS is 60.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kansas City, KS have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kansas City, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$167,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,741

$34,735

Median Property Taxes

±$1,331

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kansas City, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kansas City, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.9%

Homeownership

2024

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.9% of the housing units in Kansas City, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kansas City, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,401

Median Household Income

± $1,656

57k

Number of Households

± 1,917

In 2024, the median household income of the 57k households in Kansas City, KS grew to $62,401 from the previous year's value of $59,183.

The following chart displays the households in Kansas City, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kansas City, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (9.18%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Kansas City, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (9.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kansas City, KS have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.52% of the workforce in Kansas City, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kansas City, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kansas City, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kansas City, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kansas City, KS (24.5k out of 153k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kansas City, KS is Hispanic, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.