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Kansas City Apartments for Rent

Total population: 142,562 (Urban population: 136,715, Rural population: 5,847 (155 farm, 5,692 nonfarm))

Kansas City, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 61,447 (55,501 occupied: 34,424 owner occupied, 21,077 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	31%

Housing density: 495 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $105,511.

Median contract rent in 2007: $493 (lower quartile is $364, upper quartile is $586)

Housing units in Kansas City with a mortgage: 19,805 (1,936 second mortgage, 1,491 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,656

Kansas City,KS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,800 (it was $51,900 in 2000)

Kansas City:	$93,800
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,800 - $138,700

Median year house/condo built: 1956

Median year apartment built: 1969

Household type by relationship

Households: 145,517

In family households: 122,912 (24,103 male householders, 12,478 female householders)
23,590 spouses, 46,956 children (42,716 natural, 1,251 adopted, 2,989 stepchildren), 4,914 grandchildren, 2,134 brothers or sisters, 1,165 parents, 3,319 other relatives, 4,253 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 22,605 (8,890 male householders (7,187 living alone)), 10,062 female householders (8,987 living alone)), 3,653 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,350 (886 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,618 2-persons, 8,721 3-persons, 7,101 4-persons, 3,923 5-persons, 1,788 6-persons, 1,430 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,174 1-person, 2,311 2-persons, 310 3-persons, 90 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

20,911 married couples with children.
14,469 single-parent households (2,713 men, 11,756 women).

83.6% of residents of Kansas City speak English at home.
13.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 14,647 (10.0%)
(21.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kansas City, Kansas:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 545 3 rooms: 1,233 4 rooms: 3,647 5 rooms: 9,134 6 rooms: 9,133 7 rooms: 5,388 8 rooms: 2,998 9 or more rooms: 2,306

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Kansas:
	1 room: 981 2 rooms: 1,902 3 rooms: 3,728 4 rooms: 5,046 5 rooms: 4,875 6 rooms: 2,772 7 rooms: 1,067 8 rooms: 433 9 or more rooms: 273

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 332
1995 to 1998: 818
1990 to 1994: 1,301
1980 to 1989: 4,374
1970 to 1979: 9,629
1960 to 1969: 11,021
1950 to 1959: 14,286
1940 to 1949: 7,896
1939 or earlier: 11,790

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kansas City:
	no bedroom: 104 1 bedroom: 1,835 2 bedrooms: 10,826 3 bedrooms: 16,565 4 bedrooms: 4,241 5 or more bedrooms: 853

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City:
	no bedroom: 1,289 1 bedroom: 5,868 2 bedrooms: 8,476 3 bedrooms: 4,458 4 bedrooms: 885 5 or more bedrooms: 101

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Kansas City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,228 1 vehicle: 11,035 2 vehicles: 13,632 3 vehicles: 5,382 4 vehicles: 1,507 5 or more vehicles: 640

Cars and other vehicles available in Kansas City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4,287 1 vehicle: 10,650 2 vehicles: 4,880 3 vehicles: 952 4 vehicles: 229 5 or more vehicles: 79

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Kansas City, KS:

Less than $10,000: 551
$10,000 to $14,999: 275
$15,000 to $19,999: 369
$20,000 to $24,999: 519
$25,000 to $29,999: 619
$30,000 to $34,999: 692
$35,000 to $39,999: 791
$40,000 to $49,999: 1794
$50,000 to $59,999: 2121
$60,000 to $69,999: 2495
$70,000 to $79,999: 2634
$80,000 to $89,999: 2639
$90,000 to $99,999: 2271
$100,000 to $124,999: 4972
$125,000 to $149,999: 3560
$150,000 to $174,999: 2600
$175,000 to $199,999: 1154
$200,000 to $249,999: 1254
$250,000 to $299,999: 591
$300,000 to $399,999: 414
$400,000 to $499,999: 177
$500,000 to $749,999: 167
$750,000 to $999,999: 18
$1,000,000 or more: 56

Kansas City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kansas City:

Less than $100: 717 people
$100 to $149: 547
$150 to $199: 738
$200 to $249: 526
$250 to $299: 710
$300 to $349: 1,057
$350 to $399: 1,477
$400 to $449: 1,937
$450 to $499: 2,474
$500 to $549: 2,461
$550 to $599: 2,051
$600 to $649: 1,526
$650 to $699: 1,101
$700 to $749: 571
$750 to $799: 486
$800 to $899: 726
$900 to $999: 207
$1,000 to $1,249: 251
$1,250 to $1,499: 53
$1,500 to $1,999: 75
$2,000 or more: 25
No cash rent: 896

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6,164 1990 to 1994: 3,226 1985 to 1989: 1,998 1980 to 1984: 1,114 1975 to 1979: 807 1970 to 1974: 489 1970 to 1974: 304 1965 to 1969: 545

Kansas City, KS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.2%
Number of people working at home: 1,212 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1254
5 to 9 minutes: 5440
10 to 14 minutes: 9794
15 to 19 minutes: 12642
20 to 24 minutes: 12518
25 to 29 minutes: 4571
30 to 34 minutes: 8856
35 to 39 minutes: 980
40 to 44 minutes: 947
45 to 59 minutes: 1590
60 to 89 minutes: 975
90 or more minutes: 822

Kansas City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 47,670 (77%)
Carpooled: 10,375 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 894 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%)
Ferryboat: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 33 (0%)
Motorcycle: 67 (0%)
Bicycle: 67 (0%)
Walked: 777 (1%)
Other means: 479 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,212 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 7289
$10,000 to $14,999: 4310
$15,000 to $19,999: 4226
$20,000 to $24,999: 4558
$25,000 to $29,999: 4618
$30,000 to $34,999: 4076
$35,000 to $39,999: 3802
$40,000 to $44,999: 3267
$45,000 to $49,999: 2893
$50,000 to $59,999: 4847
$60,000 to $74,999: 4836
$75,000 to $99,999: 4222
$100,000 to $124,999: 1508
$125,000 to $149,999: 497
$150,000 to $199,999: 280
$200,000 or more: 304

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 66930

German: 12086

United States or American: 9046

Irish: 7483

English: 4751

Croatian: 1585

French (except Basque): 1565

Polish: 1501

Subsaharan African:: 1353

Italian: 1264

Scotch-Irish: 1255

African: 1135

European: 958

Swedish: 794

Dutch: 793

Scottish: 771

Norwegian: 567

Welsh: 250

Belgian: 200

Czech: 197

Russian: 190

British: 186

Danish: 174

Arab:: 162

Slovene: 162

Slovak: 155

French Canadian: 131

Swiss: 128

Hungarian: 126

Austrian: 126

Ukrainian: 91

Yugoslavian: 88

Nigerian: 85

Serbian: 85

Lithuanian: 85

Canadian: 77

Iranian: 76

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 68

Greek: 66

Slavic: 56

Jamaican: 56

Afghan: 55

Syrian: 49

Czechoslovakian: 48

Liberian: 47

Scandinavian: 47

Lebanese: 45

Arab/Arabic: 43

Ethiopian: 35

South African: 28

Pennsylvania German: 27

German Russian: 24

Portuguese: 24

Estonian: 21

Celtic: 20

Finnish: 16

Romanian: 14

Other Arab: 13

Brazilian: 11

Ugandan: 11

Acadian/Cajun: 10

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 9

Eastern European: 8

Cape Verdean: 7

Palestinian: 7

Northern European: 7

Luxemburger: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

West Indian: 6

Moroccan: 5

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (70%)
Laos (4%)
El Salvador (2%)
Honduras (2%)
Vietnam (2%)
Guatemala (2%)
Thailand (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 80718
Northeast: 1612
Midwest: 28727
South: 15429
West: 4910

56% of Kansas City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Kansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 615
Nursery to 4th grade: 314
5th and 6th grade: 1,240
7th and 8th grade: 1,966
9th grade: 1,712
10th grade: 1,597
11th grade: 1,896
12th grade, no diploma: 2,324
High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,903
Less than 1 year of college: 3,277
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,797
Associate degree: 2,008
Bachelor's degree: 3,083
Master's degree: 1,108
Professional school degree: 407
Doctorate degree: 245

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 607
Nursery to 4th grade: 285
5th and 6th grade: 1,088
7th and 8th grade: 2,017
9th grade: 2,002
10th grade: 2,013
11th grade: 1,942
12th grade, no diploma: 2,185
High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,877
Less than 1 year of college: 4,499
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,007
Associate degree: 2,914
Bachelor's degree: 3,483
Master's degree: 1,648
Professional school degree: 381
Doctorate degree: 100

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,691
Black householders: $31,864
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,489
Asian householders: $68,925
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $51,567
Some other race householders: $26,790
Two or more races householders: $35,743
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,596

Kansas City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kansas City household income for Black householders

Kansas City household income for Asian householders

Kansas City household income for Some other race householders

Kansas City household income for Two or more races householders

Kansas City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Kansas City marital status for males

Kansas City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,390
Black or African American householders: $83,498
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $72,654
Asian householders: $90,366
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $171,695
Some other race householders: $71,569
Two or more races householders: $92,715
Hispanic or Latino householders: $77,534

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 42,870
One, attached: 2,507
Two: 2,870
3 or 4: 2,539
5 to 9: 2,563
10 to 19: 2,790
20 to 49: 1,411
50 or more: 2,210
Mobile homes: 1,590
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 97

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kansas City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,100

Here:	11.0%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 850

Here:	9.7%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 706

Here:	13.7%
Kansas:	13.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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