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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

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)

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 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

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)

Housing

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

$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)

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)

7.3% ±0.4% (162,505  ±8,062) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

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)
111,061 Total veterans ±4,899 99,827 Male ±4,529 11,234 Female ±1,549

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