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Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

2,142,419 Population
7,256.5 square miles 295.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$35,354 ±$562 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $30,498 ±$313
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$65,768 ±$1,014 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $54,478 ±$751
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

9.7% ±0.6% (204,852  ±11,947) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 13.2% 786,330 (±0.4% / ±21,180)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

23.5 minutes ±0.3 (24,039,415  ±347,519) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 24 65,921,805 (±0.2 / ±631,977)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

835,092 ±6,082 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,434,806 ±10,407
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.5 ±0 (2,111,854  ±2,954) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 5,952,011 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.3% ±0.5% (26,499  ±2,446) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.8% 80,307 (±0.4% / ±5,016)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

917,911 ±1,196 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,806,296 ±623
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$196,000 ±$2,715 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $162,600 ±$1,170
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

15.1% ±0.7% (319,917  ±14,336.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 14.7% 891,556 (±0.4% / ±22,060.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

92.2% ±1.1% (1,338,900  ±15,794.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 90.5% 3,784,410 (±0.6% / ±26,929)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
37% ±0.7% (537,732  ±9,447.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 29.6% 1,235,894 (±0.4% / ±15,632.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

10.2% ±0.5% (204,877  ±9,304.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 6.3% 363,864 (±0.2% / ±13,396.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

7% ±0.3% (149,650  ±7,340) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 4.2% 258,390 (±0.2% / ±10,297)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.7% ±0.3% (125,171  ±4,588) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 8.1% 384,150 (±0.2% / ±8,532)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
125,171 Total veterans ±4,588 115,160 Male ±4,049 10,011 Female ±1,638

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