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Kansas City, MO
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:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated May 2023.

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

508,394

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.4%
5 - 17:
16.4%
18 - 24:
8.9%
25 - 34:
17.7%
35 - 54:
25.0%
55 - 64:
12.2%
Over 65 Years:
13.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.2%
4.2%
91.0%
91.0%
36.5%
36.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Kansas City
USA
$35,352
$35,352
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Kansas City
USA
$60,042
$60,042
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Accommodation
Finance
Transportation
Public Service
Construction
Other
Administration
Arts
Wholesale
Real estate
14.7%
14.7%
10.6%
10.6%
9.8%
9.8%
7.8%
7.8%
7.7%
7.7%
7.4%
7.4%
6.5%
6.5%
6.4%
6.4%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
5.2%
4.8%
4.8%
4.1%
4.1%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
55.5%
55.5%
26.3%
26.3%
10.7%
10.7%
4.4%
4.4%
2.6%
2.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
European
French
Polish
Scottish
Swedish
African
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Norwegian
Welsh
British
Czech
Russian
Danish
Scandinavian
Swiss
15.2%
15.2%
10.1%
10.1%
8.1%
8.1%
3.6%
3.6%
2.2%
2.2%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
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0.8%
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0.6%
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0.6%
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0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Arabic
French
Vietnamese
Chinese
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Langs. of India
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Urdu
Tagalog
Korean
Japanese
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Russian
88.1%
88.1%
6.8%
6.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Kansas City Residents

8.0%


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