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Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

2,219,865 Population
7,256.5 square miles 305.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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69%White12%Black0%†Native3%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other5%Two+11%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$43,678 ±$619 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$79,842 ±$1,667 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9% ±0.6% (197,816  ±12,823) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty11%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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23.3 minutes ±0.3 (22,554,220  ±393,761) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

906,504 ±4,974 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (2,190,262  ±2,013) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples63%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married53%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale34%Female29%
Now marriedMale54%Female51%
DivorcedMale9%Female12%
WidowedMale2%†Female7%
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5.2% ±0.7% (27,052  ±3,526) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-195%†20-248%†25-2913%†30-357%†35-393%†40-440%†45-50
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Housing

969,534 ±725 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied66%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit74%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$289,200 ±$3,561 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.1% ±0.6% (265,065  ±13,707.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.2% ±1.2% (1,416,985  ±17,843.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
40.8% ±0.7% (620,386  ±11,051.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

7%No degree24%High school29%Some college26%Bachelor's15%Post-grad
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11.1% ±0.5% (232,052  ±11,377.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only88%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only89%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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7.3% ±0.4% (162,505  ±8,062) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

8%Europe31%Asia12%Africa1%†Oceania47%Latin America2%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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6.6% ±0.3% (111,061  ±4,899) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

670†WWII3,559†Korea34,308Vietnam30,058†Gulf (1990s)29,589†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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111,061 Total veterans ±4,899 99,827 Male ±4,529 11,234 Female ±1,549

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US28140-kansas-city-mo-ks-metro-area/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US28140-kansas-city-mo-ks-metro-area/>