2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Kansas City city
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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Population 16 years and over
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340,157
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326,944
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353,370
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In labor force
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231,734
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220,093
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243,375
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Civilian labor force
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231,253
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219,650
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242,856
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Employed
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217,243
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205,528
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228,958
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Unemployed
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14,010
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9,232
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18,788
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Percent unemployed
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6.1
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4.1
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8.1
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Armed Forces
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481
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0
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1,030
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Not in labor force
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108,423
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100,033
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116,813
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Females 16 years and over
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180,512
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172,519
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188,505
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In labor force
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113,482
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106,394
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120,570
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Civilian labor force
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113,203
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106,103
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120,303
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Employed
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104,988
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97,812
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112,164
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Own children under 6 years
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30,244
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24,334
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36,154
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All parents in family in labor force
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22,194
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17,089
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27,299
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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68,286
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60,267
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76,305
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All parents in family in labor force
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48,109
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38,181
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58,037
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Population 16 to 19 years
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23,087
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19,399
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26,775
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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3,513
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1,434
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5,592
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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2,406
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537
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4,275
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COMMUTING TO WORK
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Workers 16 years and over
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211,134
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199,396
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222,872
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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174,066
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162,122
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186,010
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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17,648
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12,962
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22,334
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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9,529
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6,460
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12,598
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Walked
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5,122
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2,244
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8,000
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Other means
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867
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29
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1,705
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Worked at home
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3,902
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2,366
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5,438
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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19.3
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18.5
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20.1
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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217,243
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205,528
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228,958
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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73,444
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66,344
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80,544
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Service occupations
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29,237
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23,351
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35,123
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Sales and office occupations
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67,978
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60,141
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75,816
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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226
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0
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592
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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15,429
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11,957
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18,901
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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30,929
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25,365
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36,493
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INDUSTRY
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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764
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0
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1,690
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Construction
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11,743
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8,184
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15,302
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Manufacturing
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21,873
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17,230
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26,516
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Wholesale trade
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8,443
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5,501
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11,385
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Retail trade
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28,732
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24,455
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33,009
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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15,380
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10,994
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19,766
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Information
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13,966
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10,570
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17,362
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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19,026
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14,568
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23,484
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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20,404
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16,122
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24,686
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Educational, health, and social services
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37,579
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31,745
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43,413
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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15,480
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11,480
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19,480
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Other services (except public administration)
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10,704
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7,265
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14,143
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Public administration
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13,149
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9,976
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16,322
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CLASS OF WORKER
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Private wage and salary workers
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171,008
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160,592
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181,424
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Government workers
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32,427
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26,880
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37,974
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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13,391
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9,928
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16,854
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Unpaid family workers
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417
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0
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914
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INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
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Total households
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185,748
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177,302
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194,194
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Less than $10,000
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18,608
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14,344
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22,872
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$10,000 to $14,999
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8,643
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6,262
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11,024
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$15,000 to $24,999
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25,242
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20,211
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30,273
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$25,000 to $34,999
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33,429
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28,921
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37,937
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$35,000 to $49,999
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31,966
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27,108
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36,824
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$50,000 to $74,999
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32,846
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28,087
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37,605
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$75,000 to $99,999
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20,066
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15,840
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24,292
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$100,000 to $149,999
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9,624
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7,042
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12,206
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$150,000 to $199,999
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3,652
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2,325
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4,979
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$200,000 or more
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1,672
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690
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2,654
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Median household income (dollars)
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37,837
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35,369
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40,305
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Mean household income (dollars)
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48,650
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46,165
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51,135
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With earnings
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153,815
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145,220
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162,410
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Mean earnings (dollars)
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48,336
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45,930
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50,742
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With Social Security
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48,911
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44,088
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53,734
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)
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12,427
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11,592
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13,262
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With retirement income
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29,825
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25,654
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33,996
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Mean retirement income (dollars)
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14,248
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12,487
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16,009
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
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38,783
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32,787
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44,779
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With Supplemental Security Income
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7,179
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4,539
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9,819
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
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5,946
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5,123
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6,769
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With cash public assistance income
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6,558
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3,476
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9,640
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Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
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1,744
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775
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2,713
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
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14,384
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11,084
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17,684
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
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19,212
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14,239
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24,185
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Families
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105,495
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96,887
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114,103
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Less than $10,000
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7,307
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4,248
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10,366
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$10,000 to $14,999
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2,020
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655
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3,385
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$15,000 to $24,999
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14,997
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11,171
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18,823
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$25,000 to $34,999
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11,295
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8,635
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13,955
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$35,000 to $49,999
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16,795
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13,464
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20,126
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$50,000 to $74,999
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22,881
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18,972
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26,790
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$75,000 to $99,999
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16,605
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12,785
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20,425
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$100,000 to $149,999
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8,839
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6,235
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11,443
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$150,000 to $199,999
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3,277
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1,990
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4,564
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$200,000 or more
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1,479
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560
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2,398
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Median family income (dollars)
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50,167
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45,448
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54,886
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Mean family income (dollars)
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59,537
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55,148
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63,926
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Per capita income (dollars)
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21,587
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20,361
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22,813
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Nonfamily households
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80,253
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73,292
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87,214
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Median nonfamily income (dollars)
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28,794
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26,578
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31,010
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Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
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32,741
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30,406
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35,076
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Median earnings (dollars):
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26,596
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25,670
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27,522
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Male full-time, year-round workers
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37,544
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35,001
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40,087
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Female full-time, year-round workers
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27,938
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24,902
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30,974
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NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Families
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9,337
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6,057
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12,617
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With related children under 18 years
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8,110
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4,815
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11,405
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With related children under 5 years only
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2,357
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582
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4,132
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Families with female householder, no husband present
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7,183
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4,187
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10,179
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With related children under 18 years
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6,307
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3,258
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9,356
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With related children under 5 years only
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1,202
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40
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2,364
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Individuals
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52,619
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41,587
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63,651
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18 years and over
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33,777
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27,316
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40,238
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65 years and over
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4,824
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3,351
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6,297
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Related children under 18 years
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18,842
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11,052
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26,632
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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13,492
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6,519
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20,465
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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20,437
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15,990
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24,884
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PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Individuals
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12.2
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9.6
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14.8
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18 years and over
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10.3
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8.3
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12.3
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65 years and over
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9.3
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6.5
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12.1
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Related children under 18 years
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18.2
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10.6
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25.8
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Related children under 5 years
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20.1
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10.4
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29.8
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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17.5
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8.6
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26.4
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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19.4
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15.4
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23.4
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