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Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

2,199,544 Population
7,256.5 square miles 303.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$39,872 ±$703 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $34,593 ±$372
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$73,900 ±$1,407 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $61,847 ±$669
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

9.7% ±0.7% (211,154  ±14,749) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 12.7% 761,311 (±0.4% / ±21,677)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

23 minutes ±0.4 (20,427,896  ±417,895) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 23.1 57,347,720 (±0.3 / ±822,331)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

883,621 ±4,700 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,468,726 ±10,224
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (2,171,115  ±3,106) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,010,070 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5.8% ±0.6% (29,744  ±2,969) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 72,654 (±0.3% / ±4,556)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

949,618 ±1,232 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,807,632 ±277
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$247,000 ±$3,449 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $198,300 ±$2,336
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

14.4% ±0.7% (312,674  ±14,838.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 13.4% 820,245 (±0.4% / ±24,111.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

93.4% ±1.2% (1,399,562  ±17,856.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,871,249 (±0.7% / ±29,988.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
39.5% ±0.8% (591,652  ±11,472.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 31.7% 1,340,643 (±0.4% / ±17,453.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

10.3% ±0.4% (211,691  ±7,822.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 6% 346,889 (±0.2% / ±11,702)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

6.9% ±0.3% (151,048  ±6,476) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 4.1% 251,238 (±0.1% / ±7,900)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

6.9% ±0.3% (115,142  ±4,790) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.5% 355,424 (±0.2% / ±8,527)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
115,142 Total veterans ±4,790 105,577 Male ±4,535 9,565 Female ±1,486

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