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Kansas City, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $239,400 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Kansas City:

$239,400
Missouri:

$221,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $150,800 - $356,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $271,492
Here:

$271,492
State:

$278,068

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,761
Here:

$185,761
State:

$260,773

In 2-unit structures: $214,461
Here:

$214,461
State:

$172,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,335
Here:

$211,335
State:

$181,162

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $307,889
Here:

$307,889
State:

$263,082

Mobile homes: $56,504
Here:

$56,504
State:

$95,912

Total population: 470,800 (Urban population: 435,812, Rural population: 5,457 (161 farm, 5,296 nonfarm))

Houses: 249,272 (227,027 occupied: 122,289 owner occupied, 104,738 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

46%
State:

32%

Housing density: 795 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $218,004.

Median contract rent in 2022: $959 (lower quartile is $713, upper quartile is $1,289)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,115


Median gross rent in Kansas City, MO in 2022: $1,152

Housing units in Kansas City with a mortgage: 76,112 (5,043 second mortgage, 132 home equity loan, 3,592 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,656

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $101,037

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $61,849

Median monthly housing costs: $1,160

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Kansas City, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1966

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 509,247
  • Male householders: 107,493 (42,445 living alone), Female householders: 119,534 (46,616 living alone)
  • 79,340 spouses (77,684 opposite-sex spouses), 18,357 unmarried partners, (17,040 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 132,099 children (123,114 natural, 3,184 adopted, 5,801 stepchildren), 10,017 grandchildren, 5,621 brothers or sisters, 6,352 parents, 148 foster children, 4,770 other relatives, 16,877 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8,639

Size of family households: 55,127 2-persons, 26,468 3-persons, 20,295 4-persons, 9,168 5-persons, 4,781 6-persons, 1,738 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 89,061 1-person, 17,847 2-persons, 1,593 3-persons, 859 4-persons, 90 5-persons.

59,092 married couples with children.
39,658 single-parent households (8,033 men, 31,625 women).

88.0% of residents of Kansas City speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 38,905 (7.6%)
(52.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 683no bedroom
  • 3,0771 bedroom
  • 19,2122 bedrooms
  • 63,2983 bedrooms
  • 28,6104 bedrooms
  • 7,4095+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 9,592no bedroom
  • 30,9131 bedroom
  • 39,1242 bedrooms
  • 20,5823 bedrooms
  • 4,1854 bedrooms
  • 3425+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Kansas City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kansas City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 3,937no vehicle
  • 38,7351 vehicle
  • 53,0082 vehicles
  • 18,3653 vehicles
  • 5,8394 vehicles
  • 2,4055+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kansas City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kansas City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 18,447no vehicle
  • 53,5911 vehicle
  • 27,6402 vehicles
  • 3,8473 vehicles
  • 8814 vehicles
  • 3325+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 5781 room
  • 3992 rooms
  • 2,6363 rooms
  • 7,8384 rooms
  • 18,3965 rooms
  • 32,7546 rooms
  • 21,9837 rooms
  • 16,4398 rooms
  • 21,2669+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 8,3201 room
  • 10,4742 rooms
  • 19,2903 rooms
  • 22,8614 rooms
  • 20,2645 rooms
  • 12,9996 rooms
  • 6,1377 rooms
  • 1,8728 rooms
  • 2,5219+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Kansas City, MO
  • Kansas City, MO household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Kansas City, MO in 2022
  • 17,640Less than $10,000
  • 17,175$10,000 to $19,999
  • 15,461$20,000 to $29,999
  • 22,066$30,000 to $39,999
  • 18,565$40,000 to $49,999
  • 18,797$50,000 to $59,999
  • 23,991$60,000 to $74,999
  • 28,615$75,000 to $99,999
  • 19,050$100,000 to $124,999
  • 14,101$125,000 to $149,999
  • 16,073$150,000 to $199,999
  • 15,493$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Kansas City, MO

  • Distribution of house value in Kansas City, MO in 2022
  • 1,110Less than $10,000
  • 973$10,000 to $14,999
  • 681$15,000 to $19,999
  • 944$20,000 to $24,999
  • 649$25,000 to $29,999
  • 921$30,000 to $34,999
  • 856$35,000 to $39,999
  • 1,147$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,417$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,302$60,000 to $69,999
  • 1,926$70,000 to $79,999
  • 2,630$80,000 to $89,999
  • 2,033$90,000 to $99,999
  • 6,426$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,202$125,000 to $149,999
  • 10,634$150,000 to $174,999
  • 8,886$175,000 to $199,999
  • 14,482$200,000 to $249,999
  • 16,933$250,000 to $299,999
  • 18,840$300,000 to $399,999
  • 10,661$400,000 to $499,999
  • 8,460$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,161$750,000 to $999,999
  • 508$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 228$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 279$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Kansas City, MO

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kansas City, MO in 2022
  • 931Less than $100
  • 633$100 to $149
  • 1,664$150 to $199
  • 1,426$200 to $249
  • 814$250 to $299
  • 1,531$300 to $349
  • 535$350 to $399
  • 1,454$400 to $449
  • 1,001$450 to $499
  • 3,226$500 to $549
  • 2,722$550 to $599
  • 3,735$600 to $649
  • 4,166$650 to $699
  • 5,415$700 to $749
  • 5,749$750 to $799
  • 10,485$800 to $899
  • 8,555$900 to $999
  • 19,527$1,000 to $1,249
  • 13,937$1,250 to $1,499
  • 10,356$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,193$2,000 to $2,499
  • 200$2,500 to $2,999
  • 271$3,000 to $3,499
  • 518$3,500 or more
  • 3,694No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.8%
Number of people working at home: 49,862 (18.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 4,959
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 20,771
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 32,810
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 44,935
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 42,251
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 17,956
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 25,168
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4,177
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 5,092
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 9,054
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,937
  • 90 or more minutes: 3,292
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Kansas City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 234,403 (74.2%)
  • Carpooled: 19,827 (6.3%)
  • Bus: 3,808 (1.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 209 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 3,776 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 523 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 3,694 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 49,862 (15.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 7.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.4%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 4.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 3.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 13,7892010 or later
  • 12,6922000 to 2009
  • 4,4951990 to 1999
  • 4,8211980 to 1989
  • 2,8641970 to 1979
  • 2,915Before 1970
Ancestries in Kansas City, MO

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 25,318 (9.5%)
  • American: 17,555 (6.6%)
  • English: 16,958 (6.4%)
  • Irish: 12,798 (4.8%)
  • European: 11,155 (4.2%)
  • Italian: 7,875 (3.0%)
  • African: 3,242 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 2,260 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 1,887 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,236 (0.5%)
  • Iraqi: 1,144 (0.4%)
  • French: 1,111 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 1,076 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 1,039 (0.4%)
  • Haitian: 912 (0.3%)
  • Ethiopian: 805 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 783 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 749 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 699 (0.3%)
  • Somali: 690 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 632 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 588 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 514 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 499 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 482 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 455 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 419 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 408 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 392 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 390 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 381 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 371 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 358 (0.1%)
  • British: 358 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 352 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 324 (0.1%)
  • Palestinian: 306 (0.1%)
  • Moroccan: 303 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 288 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 288 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 281 (0.1%)
  • Syrian: 272 (0.1%)
  • Kenyan: 242 (0.09%)
  • Afghan: 236 (0.09%)
  • Turkish: 229 (0.09%)
  • Ghanaian: 189 (0.07%)
  • Ugandan: 175 (0.07%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 163 (0.06%)
  • Swiss: 139 (0.05%)
  • Jordanian: 122 (0.05%)
  • Australian: 112 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 110 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 98 (0.04%)
  • Icelander: 93 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 91 (0.03%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 89 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 85 (0.03%)
  • German Russian: 85 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 78 (0.03%)
  • Sudanese: 78 (0.03%)
  • South African: 76 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 75 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 72 (0.03%)
  • Liberian: 70 (0.03%)
  • Bahamian: 57 (0.02%)
  • Luxembourger: 54 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 53 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 46 (0.02%)
  • Hungarian: 43 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 37 (0.01%)
  • Portuguese: 32 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 32 (0.01%)
  • New Zealander: 31 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 28 (0.01%)
  • British West Indian: 21 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 21 (0.01%)
  • Albanian: 20 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Kansas City:

24.5% (9,906)
Missouri:

14.9% (38,568)

Honduras
Kansas City:

5.2% (2,100)
Missouri:

2.1% (5,346)

Guatemala
Kansas City:

4.0% (1,603)
Missouri:

2.8% (7,146)

Cuba
Kansas City:

3.7% (1,480)
Missouri:

1.1% (2,867)

Vietnam
Kansas City:

3.2% (1,282)
Missouri:

4.1% (10,700)

Philippines
Kansas City:

3.1% (1,275)
Missouri:

4.2% (10,873)

India
Kansas City:

3.1% (1,260)
Missouri:

8.9% (22,932)

El Salvador
Kansas City:

3.1% (1,244)
Missouri:

1.5% (3,926)

Kenya
Kansas City:

3.0% (1,222)
Missouri:

1.7% (4,518)

Iraq
Kansas City:

2.3% (925)
Missouri:

1.4% (3,509)

Sudan
Kansas City:

2.1% (845)
Missouri:

0.3% (772)

Nigeria
Kansas City:

2.0% (827)
Missouri:

1.4% (3,640)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Kansas City:

2.0% (821)
Missouri:

6.6% (17,002)

Pakistan
Kansas City:

1.8% (748)
Missouri:

1.2% (3,209)

Congo
Kansas City:

1.8% (746)
Missouri:

0.3% (657)

Jamaica
Kansas City:

1.8% (711)
Missouri:

0.9% (2,341)

Ethiopia
Kansas City:

1.6% (660)
Missouri:

1.1% (2,751)

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

  • This state: 271,039
  • Other state: 194,453
  • Northeast: 10,996
  • Midwest: 109,458
  • South: 46,070
  • West: 27,929

82.5% of Kansas City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34.8% lived in Missouri.


Kansas City:

82.5%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,551
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 407
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,171
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,105
  • 9th grade: 1,652
  • 10th grade: 1,348
  • 11th grade: 2,629
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,701
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 43,368
  • Less than 1 year of college: 8,893
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 25,042
  • Associate degree: 13,635
  • Bachelor's degree: 39,724
  • Master's degree: 14,858
  • Professional school degree: 5,468
  • Doctorate degree: 2,181
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4,059
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 418
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,440
  • 7th and 8th grade: 978
  • 9th grade: 1,348
  • 10th grade: 2,254
  • 11th grade: 2,679
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,183
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 40,039
  • Less than 1 year of college: 13,747
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 26,409
  • Associate degree: 15,271
  • Bachelor's degree: 45,089
  • Master's degree: 22,032
  • Professional school degree: 3,926
  • Doctorate degree: 1,614
Educational Attainment for Females
Kansas City marital status for males
Kansas City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 152,078
  • One, attached: 10,369
  • Two: 6,119
  • 3 or 4: 8,253
  • 5 to 9: 15,788
  • 10 to 19: 16,805
  • 20 to 49: 14,646
  • 50 or more: 24,003
  • Mobile homes: 1,211

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Kansas City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kansas City, MO
  • 83.2%Utility gas
  • 14.6%Electricity
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kansas City, MO
  • 49.2%Electricity
  • 47.7%Utility gas
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7,208
Here:

15.6%
Missouri:

15.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,345
Here:

13.7%
Missouri:

13.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,200
Here:

29.7%
Missouri:

22.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability