North Kansas City

Population: 4,758
Median household income: $46,024
Median home value: $194,700

Located in Clay County, Missouri, North Kansas City is a community with a population of 4,758. The median household income of $46,024 is below the Clay County median ($86,150).

Between 2019 and 2023, North Kansas City's population grew 6.3% from 4,477 to 4,758, while its median home value rose 42.4% from $136,700 to $194,700.

31.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 28.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,758
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $46,024
Median home value: $194,700
Median gross rent: $1,146
Housing units: 3,260
Homeownership rate: 28.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4774,758

Median household income

$42,026$46,024

Median home value

$136,700$194,700

Median gross rent

$882$1,146

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,477	$42,026	$136,700	$882
2020	4,606	$36,351	$157,900	$864
2021	4,510	$36,806	$166,000	$911
2022	4,553	$42,743	$191,000	$1,028
2023	4,758	$46,024	$194,700	$1,146

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

Age distribution

Under 50.7%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	0.7%
5 to 17	661	13.9%
18 to 24	482	10.1%
25 to 34	789	16.6%
35 to 44	353	7.4%
45 to 54	702	14.8%
55 to 64	504	10.6%
65 to 74	717	15.1%
75 and over	519	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,052	64.1%
Black or African American	643	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	109	2.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	667	14.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	287	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	251	7.0%
High school graduate	1,054	29.4%
Some college or associate's	1,147	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	810	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	322	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,093	83.2%
Carpooled	141	5.6%
Public transit	36	1.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	246	9.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	846	37.3%
15 to 29 min	1,058	46.6%
30 to 44 min	249	11.0%
45 to 59 min	75	3.3%
60+ min	42	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.65
Poverty rate: 9.7% (461 of 4,758)

	Count	Share
Family households	829	28.7%
Nonfamily households	2,062	71.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,891	88.7%
Vacant	369	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	825	28.5%
Renter-occupied	2,066	71.5%

1-unit, detached35.5%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units19.6%

20 or more units24.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,157	35.5%
1-unit, attached	284	8.7%
2 to 4 units	387	11.9%
5 to 19 units	639	19.6%
20 or more units	793	24.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2953102
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 39.1396, -94.5648