North Kansas City vs Oakview

A side-by-side comparison of North Kansas City and Oakview: population, income, housing, and more.

North Kansas City and Oakview are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Kansas City has the higher population (4,758 vs 384 in Oakview). Oakview has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $46,024 in North Kansas City). North Kansas City has the higher median home value ($194,700 vs $176,100 in Oakview).

Population, income & housing

	North Kansas City	Oakview
Population	4,758	384
Median age	47.1 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,024	$71,875
Median home value	$194,700	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,146	$1,320
Housing units	3,260	188
Homeownership rate	28.5%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Kansas City	Oakview
Population	4,477 → 4,758 (+6.3%)	446 → 384 (-13.9%)
Median household income	$42,026 → $46,024 (+9.5%)	$68,750 → $71,875 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$136,700 → $194,700 (+42.4%)	$135,600 → $176,100 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$882 → $1,146 (+29.9%)	$1,075 → $1,320 (+22.8%)

North Kansas City

Population

4,4774,758

Median household income

$42,026$46,024

Median home value

$136,700$194,700

Median gross rent

$882$1,146

Oakview

Population

446384

Median household income

$68,750$71,875

Median home value

$135,600$176,100

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,320

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Kansas City	Oakview
Under 5	0.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.9%	17.2%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	7.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	14.8%	20.8%
55 to 64	10.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	10.7%
75 and over	10.9%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Kansas City	Oakview
White (non-Hispanic)	64.1%	76.8%
Black or African American	13.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.0%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Kansas City	Oakview
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	29.4%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Kansas City	Oakview
Drove alone	83.2%	75.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	3.1%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	20.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Kansas City	Oakview
1-unit, detached	35.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	24.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Kansas City	Oakview
Poverty rate	9.7%	6.3%
Average household size	1.65	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1974	1957