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Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

2,209,152 Population
7,256.5 square miles 304.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$42,257 ±$766 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $36,640 ±$419
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$75,280 ±$1,231 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $64,811 ±$733
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.7% ±0.6% (232,312  ±13,908) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 13.2% 791,030 (±0.4% / ±21,823)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

22.9 minutes ±0.3 (21,164,104  ±408,378) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,037,284 (±0.2 / ±718,455)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

897,185 ±4,505 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,521,832 ±11,480
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (2,180,058  ±1,642) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 † 6,014,174 (±220.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

5.2% ±0.5% (27,000  ±2,671) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 5.3% 74,145 (±0.4% / ±5,045)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

960,180 ±698 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,826,295 ±607
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$274,500 ±$3,003 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $221,200 ±$2,019
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.6% ±0.6% (297,960  ±13,989) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.9% 790,852 (±0.3% / ±21,003.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

93.4% ±1.2% (1,411,043  ±18,771.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,878,393 (±0.7% / ±30,655)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
39.7% ±0.8% (599,450  ±11,330) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 32.2% 1,364,017 (±0.4% / ±18,291.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

10.3% ±0.5% (213,433  ±9,951.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 6.4% 372,292 (±0.3% / ±14,779.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

6.8% ±0.4% (149,448  ±7,640) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 4.1% † 252,575 (±367.6% / ±8,893)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

6.9% ±0.3% (116,115  ±5,411) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 7.1% 341,834 (±0.2% / ±9,753)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
116,115 Total veterans ±5,411 105,551 Male ±4,863 10,564 Female ±1,626

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