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    Kansas City, KS
    Demographic Data



    Kansas City Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Kansas City Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    156,752

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    7.3%
    5 - 17:
    20.2%
    18 - 24:
    9.2%
    25 - 34:
    14.7%
    35 - 54:
    24.6%
    55 - 64:
    10.7%
    Over 65 Years:
    13.2%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.3%
    3.3%
    81.4%
    81.4%
    20.8%
    20.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Kansas City
    USA
    $29,317
    $29,317
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Kansas City
    USA
    $62,401
    $62,401
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    16.0%

    Employment Industries

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    Manufacturing
    Retail
    Healthcare
    Construction
    Transportation
    Education
    Accommodation
    Administration
    Other
    Public Service
    Finance
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Wholesale
    12.6%
    12.6%
    12.0%
    12.0%
    11.3%
    11.3%
    10.4%
    10.4%
    7.9%
    7.9%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    5.5%
    5.5%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    White
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    35.7%
    35.7%
    33.7%
    33.7%
    19.2%
    19.2%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.3%
    5.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    English
    African
    Italian
    European
    French
    Polish
    Scottish
    Dutch
    Croatian
    Scots-Irish
    Swedish
    Welsh
    Norwegian
    Czech
    British
    Eastern European
    Danish
    Other Subsaharan African
    9.8%
    9.8%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.2%
    1.2%
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    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Other Asian languages
    Miao/Hmong
    African languages
    Vietnamese
    Langs. of India
    Serbo-Croatian
    Slavic languages
    French
    Native American languages
    Chinese
    Tagalog
    Laotian
    Pacific Island languages
    Arabic
    Korean
    German/Yiddish
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    66.6%
    66.6%
    27.2%
    27.2%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
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    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
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    0.2%
    0.2%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Kansas City Residents

    18.8%

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