Gladstone

Population: 27,069
Median household income: $72,134
Median home value: $217,900

Gladstone is a community in Clay County, Missouri, home to 27,069 residents. At $72,134, its median household income sits below Clay County's $86,150.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gladstone's population held roughly steady from 27,126 to 27,069, while its median home value rose 50.9% from $144,400 to $217,900.

The median resident is 40.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,069
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,134
Median home value: $217,900
Median gross rent: $1,095
Housing units: 12,535
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,12627,069

Median household income

$59,018$72,134

Median home value

$144,400$217,900

Median gross rent

$893$1,095

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,126	$59,018	$144,400	$893
2020	27,365	$63,225	$153,800	$939
2021	26,825	$65,477	$163,700	$972
2022	26,964	$68,633	$194,900	$1,048
2023	27,069	$72,134	$217,900	$1,095

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,683	6.2%
5 to 17	4,035	14.9%
18 to 24	1,690	6.2%
25 to 34	4,112	15.2%
35 to 44	3,289	12.2%
45 to 54	3,385	12.5%
55 to 64	3,577	13.2%
65 to 74	2,785	10.3%
75 and over	2,513	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,866	73.4%
Black or African American	1,865	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	202	0.7%
Asian	467	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	394	1.5%
Some other race	111	0.4%
Two or more races	1,689	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,475	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,282	6.5%
High school graduate	6,200	31.5%
Some college or associate's	6,017	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,796	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,366	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,917	75.7%
Carpooled	1,105	8.4%
Public transit	30	0.2%
Walked	141	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,745	13.3%
Other means	161	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,776	24.4%
15 to 29 min	5,728	50.4%
30 to 44 min	1,929	17.0%
45 to 59 min	448	3.9%
60+ min	473	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 12.1% (3,255 of 26,893)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,148	60.6%
Nonfamily households	4,648	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,796	94.1%
Vacant	739	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,810	66.2%
Renter-occupied	3,986	33.8%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,237	65.7%
1-unit, attached	841	6.7%
2 to 4 units	871	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1,936	15.4%
20 or more units	538	4.3%
Mobile home & other	112	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2927190
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2130, -94.5590