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Kansas City, MO--KS Urban Area

1,686,807 Population
714.1 square miles 2,362.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,310 ±$757 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$77,266 ±$1,590 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.8% ±0.8% (162,563  ±13,224) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.1 minutes ±0.2 (16,425,975  ±321,825) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

701,561 ±5,415 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (1,666,129  ±8,807) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.3% ±0.8% (21,418  ±3,123) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

752,608 ±3,410 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$284,100 ±$3,686 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.2% ±0.7% (203,082  ±12,228.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.1% ±1.3% (1,074,791  ±15,909.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
42.3% ±0.8% (488,617  ±9,909.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

13.5% ±1.1% (213,993  ±16,849.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

8.8% ±0.5% (148,562  ±8,035) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±0.3% (74,562  ±3,913) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
74,562 Total veterans ±3,913 67,572 Male ±3,561 6,990 Female ±1,216

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