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Population (year 2000): 441,545. Estimated population in July 2006: 447,306 (+1.3% change)
 

Males: 213,141  (48.3%)
Females: 228,404  (51.7%)

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Median resident age:  34.0 years
Missouri median age:  36.1 years

Zip codes: 64101, 64102, 64105, 64106, 64108, 64109, 64110, 64111, 64112, 64113, 64114, 64116, 64117, 64118, 64119, 64120, 64123, 64124, 64125, 64126, 64127, 64128, 64129, 64130, 64131, 64132, 64133, 64134, 64136, 64137, 64138, 64139, 64145, 64146, 64147, 64149, 64151, 64152, 64153, 64154, 64155, 64156, 64157, 64158, 64161, 64163, 64164, 64165, 64166, 64167, 64192.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,069 (it was $37,198 in 2000)
Kansas City  $41,069
Missouri:  $41,974

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $124,900 (it was $84,000 in 2000)
Kansas City  $124,900
Missouri:  $123,100

Median gross rent in 2005: $664.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 16.5%
(8.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.0% for Black residents, 15.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

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Beaus & Eros International LLC
Mama Jo's

Races in Kansas City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.6%)
  • Black (31.2%)
  • Hispanic (6.9%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (15.4%), Irish (10.4%), English (8.0%), United States (5.8%), Italian (3.6%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1850

Elevation: 882 feet

Land area: 313.5 square miles.

Population density: 1417 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kansas City

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kansas City city

  • Never married: 32.5%
  • Now married: 45.1%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

25,632 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 1.7% Asia, 0.7% Europe).

This city:  5.8%
Missouri:  2.7%



According to our research there were 275 registered sex offenders living in Kansas City, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kansas City to the number of sex offenders is 1616 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,325 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,133 (1.2%)

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Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (460.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: North Kansas City, MO (4.5 miles ), Westwood Hills, KS (4.6 miles ), Westwood, KS (4.9 miles ), Mission Woods, KS (5.0 miles) , Avondale, MO (5.5 miles ), Mission Hills, KS (6.0 miles ), Fairway, KS (6.2 miles ), Roeland Park, KS (6.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.08 N, Longitude: 94.56 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +101,966 (+23.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 132,666 (63.6%)


People in group quarters in Kansas City
  • 2418 people in nursing homes
  • 1380 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1375 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 848 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 572 people in halfway houses
  • 456 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 269 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 214 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 211 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 211 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 202 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 198 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 194 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 182 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 110 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 97 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 77 people in religious group quarters
  • 66 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 60 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 49 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 46 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 34 people in other group homes
  • 25 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 13 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Area code: 816

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Population change in the 1990s: +6,358 (+1.5%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  6.6%
Missouri:  5.1%


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Most common industries for males in 2005:



  • Construction (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females in 2005:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males in 2005:



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)


Most common occupations for females in 2005:



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Crime in Kansas City by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 117113103838289126112
    per 100,000 26.425.223.218.518.419.928.125.0
Rapes 330310319300308316295321
    per 100,000 74.369.271.867.069.170.765.971.6
Robberies 2,4792,2652,3672,0111,8901,9232,0002,044
    per 100,000 558.3505.7532.8449.2423.8430.5446.5456.0
Assaults 4,8404,4934,2923,6603,8714,1214,1153,994
    per 100,000 1090.11003.1966.1817.6868.0922.6918.7891.1
Burglaries 8,6117,5627,4547,9786,8966,9527,4297,399
    per 100,000 1939.41688.21677.81782.21546.31556.41658.61650.8
Thefts 28,51325,16727,12624,16122,97322,80021,60318,186
    per 100,000 6422.05618.66105.85397.35151.35104.64823.04057.4
Auto thefts 6,7507,2158,2986,7495,6005,3145,7905,515
    per 100,000 1520.31610.81867.81507.71255.71189.71292.71230.4
Arson 497469493478478456395403
    per 100,000 111.9104.7111.0106.8107.2102.188.289.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 1012.0929.9968.0850.2807.5818.4839.1798.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2,045 (1,357 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.05
US city average:  3.00

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Kansas City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Kansas City city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/22/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Burt Bacharach - (born 1929), and Hal David, Robert Altman - (born 1925), film director, Dianne Wiest - (born 1948), actress, Friz Freleng, Jean Harlow, Tom Watson (golfer), Brandon Lloyd - 2005 NFL player (San Francisco 49ers, born: Jul 5, 1981), David Cone - (born 1963), baseball star, Don Cheadle - (born 1964), actor, Kareem Rush - NBA player (Charlotte Bobcats, born: Oct 30, 1980).


Main business address for: DIVALL INCOME PROPERTIES 3 L P (REAL ESTATE), PHARMACY BUYING ASSOCIATION INC (WHOLESALE-DRUGS PROPRIETARIES & DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES), PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC. (MEAT PACKING PLANTS), TOWER PROPERTIES CO (OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS), UMB FINANCIAL CORP (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS), CERNER CORP /MO/ (SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN), AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO (MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS), AQUILA INC (ELECTRIC SERVICES) and 19 other public companies.


Hospitals/medical centers in Kansas City:
  • BAPTIST LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER (6601 ROCKHILL RD)
  • CANCER INSTITUTE,THE (2316 E MEYER BLVD)
  • CHILDRENS MERCY HOSPITAL (2401 GILLHAM ROAD)
  • CRITTENTON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (10918 ELM AVENUE)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - KANSAS CITY (8701 TROOST AVENUE)
  • RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER (2316 E MEYER BLVD)
  • RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CTR (2323 E 63RD ST)
  • ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (1000 CARONDELET DR)
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF KANSAS CITY (4401 WORNALL ROAD)
  • TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL HILL (2301 HOLMES STREET)
  • TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER LAKEWOOD (7900 LEE'S SUMMIT RD)
  • TWO RIVERS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (5121 RAYOWN ROAD)
  • WESTERN MISSOURI MHC (600 E 22ND ST)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kansas City:
  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 4 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 18 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 54 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kansas City:
  • LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL (about 16 miles; LEE'S SUMMIT, MO; ID: LXT)
  • ROOSTERVILLE (about 17 miles; LIBERTY, MO; ID: 0N0)
  • HILLSIDE (about 19 miles; STILWELL, KS; ID: 63K)

Amtrak station:
KANSAS CITY (2200 MAIN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.kcmo.org/index.htm

Biggest Colleges/Universities in Kansas City:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (Full-time enrollment: 8,830; Location: 5100 ROCKHILL RD; Public; Website: www.umkc.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 2,998; Location: 2601 NE BARRY RD; Public; Website: www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/maplewoods/mwhome.html)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (FT enrollment: 2,259; Location: 3201 SW TRAFFICWAY; Public; Website: www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/pvhome.html)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 2,189; Location: 11224 HOLMES ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.kc.devry.edu)
  • ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 1,963; Location: 1100 ROCKHURST RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.rockhurst.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • AVILA COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,039; Location: 11901 WORNALL RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.Avila.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES-COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATH (FT enrollment: 868; Location: 1750 INDEPENDENCE Ave; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.uhs.edu)
  • CLEVELAND CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 559; Location: 6401 ROCKHILL RD; Private, not-for-profit)
  • KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 521; Location: 4415 WARWICK BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
  • VATTEROTT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 414; Location: 8955 E 38th Terrace; Private, for-profit; Website: www.vatterott-college.com)
  • CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 320; Location: 3239 BROADWAY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.concordecareer.com)
  • NAZARENE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (FT enrollment: 313; Location: 1700 E MEYER BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nts.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • MIDWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (FT enrollment: 307; Location: 5001 N. Oak Trafficway; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mbts.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • SAINT PAUL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (FT enrollment: 225; Location: 5123 TRUMAN RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.spst.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • CALVARY BIBLE COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (FT enrollment: 203; Location: 15800 CALVARY RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.calvary.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 162; Location: 200 BLUE RDG BLVD BLUE RDG MALL; Private, for-profit; Website: www.national.edu)
  • KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT INC (FT enrollment: 155; Location: 10401HOLMES RD, SUITE 310; Private, for-profit; Website: www.keller.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • RESEARCH COLLEGE OF NURSING (FT enrollment: 146; Location: 2300 E MEYER BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.researchcollege.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • ELECTRONICS INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 146; Location: 15329 KENSINGTON AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • SAINT LUKES COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 96; Location: 4426 WORNALL RD; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Kansas City:
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
Biggest public high schools in Kansas City:
  • OAK PARK HIGH (Students: 1,914; Location: 825 NE 79TH TERR; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • WINNETONKA HIGH (Students: 1,722; Location: 5815 NE 48TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH (Students: 1,707; Location: 620 E 23RD AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • PARK HILL HIGH (Students: 1,440; Location: 7701 NW BARRY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • N.E. LAW & PUBLIC SERV. MAGNET (Students: 1,223; Location: 415 S VAN BRUNT; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • HICKMAN MILLS SR. HIGH (Students: 1,190; Location: 9010 OLD SANTA FE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • CENTRAL SR. HIGH (Students: 986; Location: 3221 INDIANA; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • RUSKIN HIGH (Students: 918; Location: 7000-46 E 111TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • SOUTHEAST HIGH (Students: 817; Location: 3500 E MEYER BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • CENTER SR. HIGH (Students: 777; Location: 8715 HOLMES; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest private high schools in Kansas City:
  • THE PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL (Students: 1,126; Location: 400 WEST 51ST STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
  • ROCKHURST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 985; Location: 9301 STATE LINE ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • ARCHBISHOP O HARA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 608; Location: 9001 JAMES A REED ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • BLUE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 585; Location: 8524 BLUE RIDGE BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • THE BARSTOW SCHOOL (Students: 553; Location: 11511 STATE LINE; Grades: PK - 12)
  • ST TERESAS ACADEMY (Students: 467; Location: 5600 MAIN STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • NOTRE DAME DE SION (Students: 406; Location: 10631 WORNALL RD; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • ST PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 1500 NE 42ND TERRACE; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • DE LA SALLE EDUC CTR (Students: 212; Location: 3740 FOREST AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • OUTREACH CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (Students: 172; Location: 3500 PRATHER RD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Kansas City:
  • WESTPORT COM. SEC. CHARTER SCH (Students: 1,353; Location: 315 E 39TH ST; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP. (Students: 1,227; Location: 2111 WOODLAND; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • RAYTOWN MIDDLE (Students: 1,109; Location: 4900 PITTMAN RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • R. J. DELANO (Students: 1,100; Location: 3708 LINWOOD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • DOUGLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. (Students: 930; Location: 2640 BELLEVIEW; Grades: PK - PK)
  • NEW MARK MIDDLE (Students: 913; Location: 515 NE 106TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • SMITH-HALE JR. HIGH (Students: 912; Location: 8925 LONGVIEW RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • ERVIN JR. HIGH (Students: 909; Location: 10530 GREENWOOD RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • EAST ELEM. (Students: 887; Location: 1924 VAN BRUNT; Grades: PK - 07)
  • ANTIOCH MIDDLE (Students: 856; Location: 2100 NE 65TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Kansas City:
  • ST THOMAS MORE (Students: 678; Location: 11800 HOLMES; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 605; Location: 6400 CHARLOTTE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST CHARLES BORROMEO SCHOOL (Students: 559; Location: 804 SHADY LANE DRIVE NE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST ELIZABETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 481; Location: 14 WEST 75TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST PAULS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 461; Location: 4041 MAIN; Grades: PK - 8)
  • OUR LADY OF PEACE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 10526 GRANDVIEW ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST PATRICKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 1401 NE 42ND TERRACE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • NOTRE DAME DE SION ELEM SCH (Students: 332; Location: 3823 LOCUST STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST JOHN FRANCIS REGIS SCHOOL (Students: 325; Location: 8941 JAMES A REED ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL & PRESC (Students: 309; Location: 425 W 85 ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Kansas City:
  • KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $15,344,323; Location: 311 EAST 12TH STREET; 2,127,941 books; 23,362 audio materials; 19,951 video materials; 19,366 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • There is a new address for the public library; it is now at 14 West 10th Street, Kansas City, MO, 64105

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Notable locations in Kansas City: Wornall at Eighty-fifth Street Center (A), Wornall Center (B), Woods School (C), Oakwood Golf Club (D), Sheffield (E), Westwood Shops (F), Seventy-first and Rockhill Shops (G), Seventy-first and Oaks Shops (H), Crown Center Shops (I), Watts Mill Center (J), Santa Fe Hills Country Club (K), Central (L), Blue Hills Country Club (M), Ward Parkway Center (N), Blue Siding (O), Blue-Vue Shops (P), Waldo Mart (Q), Ozanam Boys Home (R), Brookside Shops (S), Union Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Antioch Shopping Center (1), Wornall Village Shopping Center (2), Winwood Shopping Center (3), Bannister Mall (4), Ridgewood Shopping Center (5), Watts Mill Village Shopping Center (6), Santa Fe Village Shopping Center (7), Blue Ridge Mall (8), Red Bridge Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Kansas City include: Glenwood Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (C), New Hope Church (D), East Brook Church (E), Congregation Tifereth Sforad (F), Grace Church (G), Ridgeview Church (H), Basonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Grange Cemetery (1), Green Lawn Cemetery (2), Mount Saint Marys Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4), Mount Moriah Cemetery (5), Hampton Cemetery (6), Rose Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Bales Lake (A), Lagoon, The (B), Flaceys Lake (C), Stevens Lake (D), Drennon Lake (E), Francis Bell Lake (F), Glen Lake (G), Gray Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Scope Creek (A), Old Maids Creek (B), East Fork (C), Dyke Branch (D), White Oak Creek (E), Wildcat Branch (F), Searcy Branch (G), Hayes Creek (H), Little Cedar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Kansas City include: Chelsea Park (1), North Hills Park (2), Central Park (3), Waterworks Park (4), West Terrace Park (5), Westwood Park (6), Fairyland Park (7), Liberty Memorial (8), Helm Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (4420 Warwick Boulevard) (1), Kansas City Museum (3218 Gladstone Boulevard) (2), Kaleidoscope (Museums; 25th & McGee) (3), Crown Center Complex - Kaleidoscope (Museums; 2450 Grand Boulevard) (4), Cave Spring Interpretive Center (Museums; 8701 East Gregory Boulevard) (5), Kansas City Missouri City - Parks & Recreation Department- Museums (7000 Northeast Barry Road) (6), City of Kcmo-Museums (3700 Blue Parkway) (7), Black Archives of Mid-America Inc (Museums; 2033 Vine Street) (8), John Wornall House Museum (146 West 61st Terrace) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Budget Host Inn (15014 East USHighway 40) (1), Days Inn (I-435 & 87 Street Exit) (2), Embassy Suites Hotel Kansas City Internatinl Arprt (7640 Northwest Tiffany Springs Parkway) (3), Midwest Hotel (1925 Main Street) (4), Holiday Inn - Inns- CITI Centre (1215 Wyandotte Street) (5), Lafontaine Inn Bed & Breakfast (4320 Oak Street) (6), Marriott Kansas City Airport (775 Brasilia Avenue) (7), Best Western Country Inn North (2633 Northeast 43rd Street) (8), Holiday Inn Express Westport Plaza (801 Westport Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Missouri State - Social Services Dept- Medical Services Division- Independent Li (706 West 42nd Street) (1), Grandview City - Municipal Court (1200 Main Street Lbby) (2), Warwick Court Townhomes (1318 East 89th Street Apt 2E) (3), Kansas City Missouri City - Municipal Court- Court Date-Fine Assessment Non-Parking Tic (1101 Locust Street) (4), Missouri Gaming Commission (6300 Enterprise Road Suite 125) (5), U S Government - Courts- Eighth Circuit-Appeals Court- Pasco M Bowman Circuit J (400 East 9th Street) (6), Missouri State - Court Of Appeals-Western District (1300 Oak Street) (7), Jackson County - Judicial Branch- Family Court Division (626 East 25th Street) (8), Chouteau Court Project OFC (1220 Independence Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Kansas City

Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean at 2 sites: 0.008 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.009 ppm in 2000, 0.009 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 3 sites: 0.084 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.088 ppm in 2000, 0.073 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 3 sites: 0.106 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.113 ppm in 2000, 0.095 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 28.2 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 30.5 µ/m3 in 2000, 35.0 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 6 sites: 12.2 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 11.5 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 2 sites: 0.0043 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0030 ppm in 2000, 0.0021 ppm in 1990).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Kansas City and their reported violations in the past:

COURTYARD APARTMENTS (Population served: 96, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1996 and SEP-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-1996)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1995 and JUN-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1995)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1995 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1994)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
OUTLOT #2 (Address: Ste. 200, Serves MI, Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 21 regular monitoring violations
MALAN REALTY (WAL-MART OUT#1) (Serves MI, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Missouri:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.4%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Kansas City compared to Missouri state average:

Kansas City, Missouri environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.


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Arenas or stadiums:
  • Arrowhead Stadium. Capacity: 79,451. Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Wizards.
  • Kauffman Stadium. Capacity: 40,793. Kansas City Royals.
Banks with most branches in Kansas City (2007 data):
  • U.S. Bank National Association: 14 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Bank of America, National Association: 14 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • UMB Bank, National Association: 14 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $7,546.2 mil, Deposits: $5,266.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 118 total offices, Holding Company: Umb Financial Corporation
  • Commerce Bank, National Association: 9 branches. Info updated 2006-10-03: Bank assets: $13,891.4 mil, Deposits: $10,714.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 174 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
  • Bank Midwest, National Association: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,609.3 mil, Deposits: $2,536.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 72 total offices, Holding Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation Ii
  • Union Bank: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $613.2 mil, Deposits: $460.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Olathe Bancshares, Inc.
  • Central Bank of Kansas City: North Oak Branch, Central Bank Of Kansas City, Central Bank Of Kansas City - Southw, Kansas City Branch, Broadway Branch, Drive-In Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $144.1 mil, Deposits: $120.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Central Bancshares Of Kansas City, Inc.
  • Hillcrest Bank: Wexford Place Branch, Villa Ventura Branch, Kendallwood Hills Estates Branch, Grand Court Charters Branch, Bannister Branch. Info updated 2006-12-06: Bank assets: $1,556.5 mil, Deposits: $1,242.3 mil, headquarters in Overland Park, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 32 total offices, Holding Company: Hillcrest Bancshares, Inc.
  • 26 other banks with 41 local branches



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 508$1,634,479$38,6100$0
Other and Unallocable 125$409,789$39,3400$0
Welfare 41$153,525$44,9340$0
Financial Administration 264$1,097,269$49,8760$0
Other Government Administration 152$672,675$53,1060$0
Judicial and Legal 117$480,693$49,3020$0
Police Protection - Officers 1285$6,235,394$58,2290$0
Police - Other 674$2,291,204$40,7931$1,886
Firefighters 911$3,895,752$51,3160$0
Fire - Other 27$116,516$51,7850$0
Streets and Highways 520$1,776,292$40,9910$0
Health 140$543,327$46,5710$0
Airports 428$1,304,104$36,5646$12,004
Solid Waste Management 91$286,450$37,7740$0
Sewerage 333$1,058,500$38,1440$0
Parks and Recreation 601$1,862,627$37,19152$85,230
Housing and Community Development(Local) 101$317,175$37,6840$0
Totals for Government 6318$24,135,771$45,84259$99,120


Kansas City government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $89,612,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $285,148,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $65,426,000
    All Other: $37,940,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,831,000
    Parking Facilities: $831,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $93,245,000
    Sewerage: $26,161,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,741,000
    Water Utilities: $11,422,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,158,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,190,000
    Regular Highways: $2,045,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $133,245,000
    General - Other: $92,429,000
    Fire Protection: $71,379,000
    Water Utilities: $52,873,000
    Health Services - Other: $49,698,000
    Air Transportation: $49,214,000
    Parks & Recreation: $37,651,000
    Sewerage: $33,502,000
    Regular Highways: $33,372,000
    General Public Buildings: $33,092,000
    Housing & Community Development: $23,048,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,066,000
    Financial Administration: $11,816,000
    Other Hospitals: $10,553,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,415,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,143,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,911,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,845,000
    Parking Facilities: $4,113,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,242,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,053,942,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $251,035,000
    Total Other Securities: $153,746,000
    Total Federal Securities: $144,410,000
    Interest Revenue: $120,198,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $104,569,000
    Benefit Payments: $94,818,000
    From Local Government: $35,830,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $18,115,000
    Withdrawals: $5,613,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $26,928,000
    All Other: $26,922,000
    Health & Hospitals: $6,921,000
    Highways: $2,760,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $56,909,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $25,941,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,644,000
    Highways: $884,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $168,810,000
    Water Utilities: $144,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $684,748,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $30,871,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $50,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $155,493,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $547,924,000
    Industrial Revenue: $190,057,000
    Water Utilities: $134,895,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,624,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $31,331,000
    Water Utilities: $9,605,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $49,759,000
    Special Assessments: $38,155,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,759,000
    Rents: $16,980,000
    Property Sale Other: $328,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $3,187,000
    Air Transportation: $1,821,000
    Water Utilities: $550,000
    Parks & Recreation: $420,000
    Sewerage: $248,000
    Regular Highways: $231,000
    Fire Protection: $185,000
    Police Protection: $147,000
    General - Other: $65,000
    Financial Administration: $45,000
    Central Staff: $14,000
    Housing & Community Development: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $897,126,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $66,985,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $248,492,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $18,108,000
    All Other: $5,727,000
    Health & Hospitals: $2,899,000
    Housing & Community Development: $449,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $160,150,000
    Total General Sales: $146,508,000
    Property: $83,249,000
    Public Utilities: $65,986,000
    Other Selective Sales: $48,837,000
    NEC: $22,406,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $3,379,000
    Tobacco Sales: $3,364,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $359,995,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,246,000

6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.31%
Missouri average:  7.87%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($221 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.10%
Missouri average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Johnson County, KS  1.04% ($48,155 average AGI)
from Clay County, MO  0.61% ($32,704)
from Cass County, MO  0.43% ($32,756)


6.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,190 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.69%
Missouri average:  7.66%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($217 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.04%
Missouri average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Johnson County, KS  1.17% ($53,380 average AGI)
to Clay County, MO  0.83% ($35,705)
to Cass County, MO  0.58% ($45,970)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kansas City:
  • KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPHN (1190 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KPRT (1590 AM; 1 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMBZ (980 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCNW (1380 AM; 3 kW; FAIRWAY, KS; Owner: KANSAS CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KGGN (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GLADSTONE, MO; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCKN (1340 AM; 1 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kansas City:
  • KCMO-FM (94.9 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZPL (97.3 FM; LEE'S SUMMIT, MO; Owner: UNION FIRST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KQRC-FM (98.9 FM; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRBZ (96.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYYS (99.7 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDAF-FM (106.5 FM; LIBERTY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KUDL (98.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMXV (93.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBEQ-FM (104.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KPRS (103.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • KSRC (102.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KCUR-FM (89.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CURATORS OF UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
  • KLJC (88.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CALVARY BIBLE COLLEGE)
  • KFKF-FM (94.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKFI (90.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: MID-COAST RADIO PROJECT, INC.)
  • KCFX (101.1 FM; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCCV-FM (92.3 FM; OLATHE, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMJK (107.3 FM; LEXINGTON, MO; Owner: ALLUR-KANSAS CITY, INC.)
  • K209EC (89.7 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • KWJC (91.9 FM; LIBERTY, MO; Owner: WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Kansas City:
  • KCTV (Channel 5; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • KMBC-TV (Channel 9; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KMBC HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KCWE (Channel 29; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KCWE-TV, INC.)
  • KSHB-TV (Channel 41; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDAF-TV (Channel 4; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WDAF LICENSE, INC.)
  • KPXE (Channel 50; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PAXSON KANSAS CITY LICENSE, INC.)
  • KCPT (Channel 19; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PUBLIC TELEVISION 19, INC.)
  • KSMO-TV (Channel 62; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KSMO LICENSEE, INC.)
  • K35CT (Channel 35; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • K48FS (Channel 48; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KMCI (Channel 38; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K26CR (Channel 26; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTAJ (Channel 16; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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