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Kansas City, MO--KS Urban Area

1,714,910 Population
714.1 square miles 2,401.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,964 ±$774 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,513 ±$901 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.1% ±0.9% (188,478  ±15,375) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.6 minutes ±0.3 (17,195,456  ±384,691) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

706,218 ±5,664 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (1,694,038  ±8,641) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±0.8% (22,927  ±3,224) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

758,262 ±3,969 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$310,600 ±$5,222 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.8% ±0.8% (217,481  ±14,013.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.5% ±1.4% (1,083,188  ±17,242.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.6% ±0.9% (498,554  ±11,080.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

14.6% ±1.1% (236,127  ±17,105.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

9.7% ±0.5% (167,002  ±9,068) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±0.3% (72,978  ±3,767) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
72,978 Total veterans ±3,767 67,065 Male ±3,752 5,913 Female ±1,276

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