Kansas City city, Kansas
Kansas City city, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Missouri
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 157,805 521,220 732,994 6,270,541 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 157,805 521,220 732,994 6,270,541 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 156,610 508,012 717,207 6,154,913 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 0.8% 2.6% 2.2% 1.9% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 156,607 508,090 717,204 6,154,913 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 145,786 459,787 674,158 5,988,927 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.3% 6.1% 6.0% 5.5% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.6% 22.5% 22.1% 21.7% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.2% 14.3% 17.2% 19.6% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 49.8% 51.7% 51.7% 50.9% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 39.0% 56.5% 67.9% 80.0% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 19.6% 25.5% 22.1% 11.5% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.8% 0.4% 1.0% 0.7% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 5.4% 2.9% 2.3% 2.6% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 17.9% 9.9% 6.3% 4.9% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 35.7% 12.5% 12.7% 5.9% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 33.7% 54.0% 57.9% 75.4% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 5,934 22,459 34,661 347,543 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 18.8% 8.6% 6.6% 4.5% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X X 344,038 2,876,341 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 60.9% 55.4% 59.1% 68.1% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $167,400 $242,900 $230,500 $230,300 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,533 $1,709 $1,639 $1,524 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $641 $636 $626 $546 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,123 $1,238 $1,197 $1,033 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 X X 4,036 17,474 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 57,016 221,979 306,798 2,508,227 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.70 2.26 2.31 2.40 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 87.5% 84.3% 86.7% 87.4% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 33.4% 13.1% 10.5% 6.7% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 93.9% 95.8% 95.7% 94.8% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 88.6% 90.4% 91.0% 89.3% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 81.4% 91.9% 91.7% 91.9% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 20.8% 38.4% 34.0% 32.4% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 10.2% 10.1% 10.1% 10.7% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 20.0% 12.7% 10.2% 9.4% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 66.2% 68.5% 66.8% 62.7% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 61.3% 65.0% 62.9% 59.1% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 430,614 2,264,838 2,525,504 18,523,356 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,012,098 8,624,248 10,543,351 59,680,054 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,298,878 2,477,521 1,542,142 22,731,448 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,546,465 13,706,329 16,786,269 129,387,984 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $16,618 $26,921 $23,437 $20,946 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 22.4 21.7 23.4 23.5 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $62,401 $69,166 $68,577 $70,702 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $29,317 $41,393 $39,559 $39,695 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 16.0% 14.6% 14.3% 12.3% 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X X 18,212 151,475 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 X X 360,017 2,631,543 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X X 25,168,481 160,652,668 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X X 3.5% 2.6% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 X X 56,120 485,486 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X X 13,838 102,850 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X X 8,131 58,942 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X X 2,997 22,632 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X X 2,145 12,239 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X X 9,978 82,816 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X X 513 4,836 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X X 11,619 89,196 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,255.5 1,614.5 1,186.4 89.5 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,168.1 1,459.9 1,115.3 87.1 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 124.74 314.70 604.52 68,746.48 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 124.81 314.95 604.46 68,741.52 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 2036000 2938000 29095 29 1