Kansas City, MO-KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
2.2M
0.514% 1-year growth
2023 Median Age
37.8
0.265% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
10%
0.189% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$81,927
3.93% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$265,400
7.89% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
1.13M
0.559% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Kansas City, MO-KS had a population of 2.2M people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $81,927. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Kansas City, MO-KS grew from 2.19M to 2.2M, a 0.514% increase and its median household income grew from $78,827 to $81,927, a 3.93% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kansas City, MO-KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.7%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.37%), Other (Hispanic) (3.27%), and White (Hispanic) (3.2%).

None of the households in Kansas City, MO-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.

96.2% of the residents in Kansas City, MO-KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kansas City, MO-KS are University of Missouri-Kansas City (3,899 degrees awarded in 2023), Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (3,422 degrees), and Johnson County Community College (2,939 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Kansas City, MO-KS was $265,400, and the homeownership rate was 65.6%.

Most people in Kansas City, MO-KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Kansas City, MO-KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kansas City, MO-KS is home to a population of 2.2M people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.09% of Kansas City, MO-KS residents were born outside of the country (156k people).

In 2023, there were 5.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.54M people) in Kansas City, MO-KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 258k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 74.1k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%
2023 Citizenship
96.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.2% of Kansas City, MO-KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Kansas City, MO-KS was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kansas City, MO-KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.54M ± 1.65k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    258k ± 2.3k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    74.1k ± 2.69k
10.6%
Hispanic Population
234k people

In 2023, there were 5.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.54M people) in Kansas City, MO-KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 258k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 74.1k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.6% of the people in Kansas City, MO-KS are hispanic (234k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Kansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    125,026 ± 8,621 people
  2. India
    36,339 ± 4,671 people
  3. China
    24,826 ± 3,863 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 125,026 Kansas residents, followed by India with 36,339 and China with 24,826.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.09%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
156k people
6.79%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
149k people

As of 2023, 7.09% of Kansas City, MO-KS residents (156k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kansas City, MO-KS was 6.79%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    36,972 ± 1,383
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    28,799 ± 1,455
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    18,516 ± 1,092

Kansas City, MO-KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kansas City, MO-KS employs 1.13M people. In 2023, the largest industries in Kansas City, MO-KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (159,081 people), Retail Trade (121,997 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (108,697 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($86,050), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($82,308), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,315).

Employment

Occupations

1.13M
2023 Value
± 8,614
0.559%
1 Year growth
± 1.05%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kansas City, MO-KS grew at a rate of 0.559%, from 1.12M employees to 1.13M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kansas City, MO-KS, are Management Occupations (136,023 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (121,238 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (109,667 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kansas City, MO-KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.13M
2023 Value
± 8,614
0.559%
1 Year growth
± 1.05%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kansas City, MO-KS grew at a rate of 0.559%, from 1.12M employees to 1.13M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kansas City, MO-KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (159,081 people), Retail Trade (121,997 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (108,697 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kansas City, MO-KS, though some of these residents may live in Kansas City, MO-KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$59,013
Median earning men ± $464
$43,242
Median earning women ± $627

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,649), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,364), and Information ($74,296).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,034), Information ($57,168), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,753).

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 4,506
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 3,769
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. 3,229
    Construction

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $9.32M
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. $8.74M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $6.47M
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas and Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.4%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.728%).

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

Missouri and Kansas is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Kansas City, MO-KS. Showing the available data for Kansas and Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.4%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.728%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas and Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.4%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.728%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri and Kansas

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Josh Hawley, Eric Schmitt, Jerry Moran, and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Missouri and 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 Missouri and Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri and Kansas

Missouri and Kansas is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri and Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Kansas City, MO-KS awarded 20,149 degrees. The student population of Kansas City, MO-KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 35,187 male students and 43,066 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kansas City, MO-KS are White (11,095 and 58.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2,555 and 13.5%), Black or African American (2,181 and 11.6%), and Asian (1,092 and 5.79%).

The largest universities in Kansas City, MO-KS by number of degrees awarded are University of Missouri-Kansas City (3,899 and 19.4%), Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (3,422 and 17%), and Johnson County Community College (2,939 and 14.6%).

The most popular majors in Kansas City, MO-KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (4,104 and 20.4%), General Business Administration & Management (1,363 and 6.76%), and Registered Nursing (1,095 and 5.43%).

The median tuition costs in Kansas City, MO-KS are $12,210 for private four year colleges, and $11,190 and $29,190 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Kansas City, MO-KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 67.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 78,253 (45% men and 55% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 78,253 students enrolled in Kansas City, MO-KS, 45% men and 55% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 42,171 records, of which 54.9% were women and 45.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    553 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    301 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    682 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Kansas City, MO-KS was General Business Administration & Management with 553 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Missouri-Kansas City
    3,899 degrees awarded
  2. Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
    3,422 degrees awarded
  3. Johnson County Community College
    2,939 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Missouri-Kansas City with 3,899 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 8,485 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kansas City, MO-KS, which is 0.727 times less than the 11,664 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 11,095 degrees mean that there were 4.34 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,555 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,160) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,544) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,560) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.82% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.727% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.08M), Some college (1.64M), and Bachelors Degree (1.34M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kansas City, MO-KS was $265,400 in 2023, which is 0.875 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $246,000 to $265,400, a 7.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Kansas City, MO-KS is 65.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Kansas City, MO-KS have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kansas City, MO-KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$265,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$1,712
$578,663
Median Property Taxes
±$5,248

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, MO-KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

65.6%
Homeownership
2023
63.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 65.6% of the housing units in Kansas City, MO-KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$81,927
Median Household Income
± $676
882k
Number of Households
± 7,448

In 2023, the median household income of the 882k households in Kansas City, MO-KS grew to $81,927 from the previous year's value of $78,827.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kansas City, MO-KS is from Kansas.
0.453
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.87% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (75%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.2%)
  3. Carpooled (6.93%)

In 2023, 75% of workers in Kansas City, MO-KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.93%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kansas City, MO-KS have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.4% of the workforce in Kansas City, MO-KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kansas City, MO-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, MO-KS have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kansas City, MO-KS (218k out of 2.17M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

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Health

91.1% of the population of Kansas City, MO-KS has health coverage, with 55.8% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.69% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1,285 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.98% increase from the previous year (1,260 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 421 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,285 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kansas

Primary care physicians in Kansas see an average of 1,285 patients per year. This represents a 1.98% increase from the previous year (1,260 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.87%
Uninsured
55.8%
Employer Coverage
10.1%
Medicaid
12.1%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
1.69%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kansas City, MO-KS declined by 2.71% from 9.11% to 8.87%.

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