Kansas City

Population: 508,233
Median household income: $67,449
Median home value: $227,000

Kansas City, a community in Jackson County, Missouri, has 508,233 residents. At $67,449, its median household income sits in line with Jackson County's $67,178.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kansas City's population grew 4.5% from 486,404 to 508,233, while its median home value rose 46.8% from $154,600 to $227,000.

The median resident is 35.7 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 508,233
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $67,449
Median home value: $227,000
Median gross rent: $1,186
Housing units: 243,692
Homeownership rate: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

486,404508,233

Median household income

$54,194$67,449

Median home value

$154,600$227,000

Median gross rent

$941$1,186

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	486,404	$54,194	$154,600	$941
2020	491,158	$56,179	$163,300	$979
2021	502,597	$60,042	$175,400	$1,040
2022	505,958	$65,256	$208,900	$1,131
2023	508,233	$67,449	$227,000	$1,186

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31,313	6.2%
5 to 17	83,404	16.4%
18 to 24	46,250	9.1%
25 to 34	88,275	17.4%
35 to 44	69,381	13.7%
45 to 54	57,975	11.4%
55 to 64	60,050	11.8%
65 to 74	44,789	8.8%
75 and over	26,796	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	277,008	54.5%
Black or African American	129,468	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	599	0.1%
Asian	13,528	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,220	0.2%
Some other race	2,330	0.5%
Two or more races	21,537	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62,543	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree23.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28,390	8.2%
High school graduate	86,894	25.0%
Some college or associate's	100,670	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	82,545	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	48,767	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	190,353	72.7%
Carpooled	19,340	7.4%
Public transit	5,066	1.9%
Walked	4,030	1.5%
Bicycle	576	0.2%
Worked from home	38,721	14.8%
Other means	3,750	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59,245	26.6%
15 to 29 min	107,922	48.4%
30 to 44 min	40,781	18.3%
45 to 59 min	7,818	3.5%
60+ min	7,349	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 14.6% (72,843 of 499,963)

	Count	Share
Family households	116,500	53.1%
Nonfamily households	102,986	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	219,486	90.1%
Vacant	24,206	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119,847	54.6%
Renter-occupied	99,639	45.4%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units14.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	149,079	61.2%
1-unit, attached	10,618	4.4%
2 to 4 units	17,611	7.2%
5 to 19 units	28,964	11.9%
20 or more units	35,973	14.8%
Mobile home & other	1,447	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2938000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 315 sq mi
Water area: 4.07 sq mi
Center point: 39.1252, -94.5503