Kansas City

Population: 154,776
Median household income: $59,183
Median home value: $147,100

Kansas City, a community in Wyandotte County, Kansas, has 154,776 residents. Its median household income of $59,183 runs in line with the Wyandotte County figure of $60,582.

From 2019 to 2023, Kansas City's population grew 1.5% from 152,522 to 154,776, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $95,600 to $147,100.

The median resident is 34.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 154,776
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,183
Median home value: $147,100
Median gross rent: $1,073
Housing units: 63,949
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

152,522154,776

Median household income

$45,665$59,183

Median home value

$95,600$147,100

Median gross rent

$885$1,073

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	152,522	$45,665	$95,600	$885
2020	153,014	$46,424	$101,300	$882
2021	155,745	$50,707	$112,500	$941
2022	155,438	$56,120	$133,800	$1,044
2023	154,776	$59,183	$147,100	$1,073

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,433	7.4%
5 to 17	31,472	20.3%
18 to 24	13,917	9.0%
25 to 34	22,592	14.6%
35 to 44	20,684	13.4%
45 to 54	17,404	11.2%
55 to 64	17,091	11.0%
65 to 74	12,620	8.2%
75 and over	7,563	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	53,185	34.4%
Black or African American	30,913	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	456	0.3%
Asian	8,139	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	286	0.2%
Some other race	953	0.6%
Two or more races	6,660	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54,184	35.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18,412	18.8%
High school graduate	31,429	32.1%
Some college or associate's	28,330	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	12,362	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,421	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	53,433	75.5%
Carpooled	8,941	12.6%
Public transit	747	1.1%
Walked	900	1.3%
Bicycle	147	0.2%
Worked from home	6,008	8.5%
Other means	640	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,661	24.2%
15 to 29 min	33,018	50.9%
30 to 44 min	11,706	18.1%
45 to 59 min	2,297	3.5%
60+ min	2,126	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 17.9% (27,477 of 153,160)

	Count	Share
Family households	35,490	62.4%
Nonfamily households	21,363	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	56,853	88.9%
Vacant	7,096	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	34,323	60.4%
Renter-occupied	22,530	39.6%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44,008	68.8%
1-unit, attached	5,801	9.1%
2 to 4 units	3,164	4.9%
5 to 19 units	5,000	7.8%
20 or more units	4,598	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1,378	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2036000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 125 sq mi
Water area: 3.57 sq mi
Center point: 39.1225, -94.7418