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Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

2,254,288 Population
7,256.5 square miles 310.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,790 ±$693 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,785 ±$1,719 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.1% ±0.8% (224,212  ±16,685) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.7 minutes ±0.3 (23,701,690  ±458,406) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

914,522 ±5,345 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (2,224,701  ±2,722) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±0.6% (29,274  ±3,374) 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

978,202 ±943 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$314,300 ±$4,209 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12% ±0.7% (267,806  ±15,244.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93% ±1.3% (1,438,559  ±19,629.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
40.7% ±0.8% (629,738  ±12,533.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

12.2% ±0.6% (257,761  ±11,910.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

8% ±0.4% (180,745  ±9,373) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±0.3% (109,779  ±4,786) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
109,779 Total veterans ±4,786 100,756 Male ±4,592 9,023 Female ±1,529

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