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Total population: 451,572 (Urban population: 445,988, Rural population: 5,584 (165 farm, 5,420 nonfarm))

Kansas City, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 202,273 (183,958 occupied: 106,078 owner occupied, 77,880 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  42%
State:  30%

Housing density: 645 houses/condos per square mile



Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $129,072.


Median contract rent in 2007: $542 (lower quartile is $417, upper quartile is $688)


Housing units in Kansas City with a mortgage: 68,236 (7,539 second mortgage, 6,166 home equity loan, 191 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29,245





Kansas City,MO index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $135,500 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Kansas City:  $135,500
Missouri:  $138,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,300 - $198,200

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $165,759
Here:  $165,759
State:  $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,619
Here:  $147,619
State:  $185,799

In 2-unit structures: $164,782
Here:  $164,782
State:  $155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,834
Here:  $178,834
State:  $141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $397,114
Here:  $397,114
State:  $200,791

Mobile homes: $22,045
Here:  $22,045
State:  $37,932

Median year house/condo built: 1960

Median year apartment built: 1963

Household type by relationship

Households: 432,244
  • In family households: 340,984 (71,210 male householders, 37,265 female householders)
    72,103 spouses, 124,441 children (114,280 natural, 3,192 adopted, 6,969 stepchildren), 11,205 grandchildren, 5,098 brothers or sisters, 3,035 parents, 6,569 other relatives, 10,058 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 91,260 (35,919 male householders (27,905 living alone)), 39,634 female householders (34,569 living alone)), 15,707 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 9,025 (4,823 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 46,053 2-persons, 26,193 3-persons, 19,842 4-persons, 9,828 5-persons, 4,192 6-persons, 2,367 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62,474 1-person, 11,352 2-persons, 1,221 3-persons, 386 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

57,401 married couples with children.
39,409 single-parent households (6,314 men, 33,095 women).

90.3% of residents of Kansas City speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 25,632 (5.8%)
(32.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kansas City, Missouri:
  • 1 room: 113
  • 2 rooms: 923
  • 3 rooms: 2,897
  • 4 rooms: 6,431
  • 5 rooms: 21,132
  • 6 rooms: 28,026
  • 7 rooms: 21,159
  • 8 rooms: 13,115
  • 9 or more rooms: 12,282



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Missouri:
  • 1 room: 3,857
  • 2 rooms: 7,606
  • 3 rooms: 16,363
  • 4 rooms: 18,908
  • 5 rooms: 16,578
  • 6 rooms: 8,613
  • 7 rooms: 3,376
  • 8 rooms: 1,699
  • 9 or more rooms: 880



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2,980
  • 1995 to 1998: 8,959
  • 1990 to 1994: 8,647
  • 1980 to 1989: 20,025
  • 1970 to 1979: 27,768
  • 1960 to 1969: 32,794
  • 1950 to 1959: 34,565
  • 1940 to 1949: 20,852
  • 1939 or earlier: 45,683


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kansas City:
  • no bedroom: 321
  • 1 bedroom: 3,303
  • 2 bedrooms: 23,250
  • 3 bedrooms: 55,218
  • 4 bedrooms: 19,710
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4,276



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City:
  • no bedroom: 5,209
  • 1 bedroom: 26,390
  • 2 bedrooms: 30,108
  • 3 bedrooms: 13,368
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,336
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 469



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: 6,215
  • 1 vehicle: 34,747
  • 2 vehicles: 47,375
  • 3 vehicles: 13,528
  • 4 vehicles: 3,254
  • 5 or more vehicles: 959



Cars and other vehicles available in Kansas City in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 17,592
  • 1 vehicle: 40,224
  • 2 vehicles: 16,791
  • 3 vehicles: 2,592
  • 4 vehicles: 383
  • 5 or more vehicles: 298


Kansas City, MO house values


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

  • Less than $10,000: 916
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 458
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 759
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 885
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1060
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 1196
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1336
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 3290
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3986
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 4673
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 4761
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 5128
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 5203
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 13265
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 13450
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 9472
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 8002
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 11144
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 6254
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 5349
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 1950
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 1585
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 511
  • $1,000,000 or more: 701
 


Kansas City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kansas City:

  • Less than $100: 2,039 people
  • $100 to $149: 1,453
  • $150 to $199: 1,734
  • $200 to $249: 1,723
  • $250 to $299: 2,348
  • $300 to $349: 3,886
  • $350 to $399: 5,145
  • $400 to $449: 6,310
  • $450 to $499: 7,123
  • $500 to $549: 7,284
  • $550 to $599: 6,357
  • $600 to $649: 5,773
  • $650 to $699: 5,280
  • $700 to $749: 4,488
  • $750 to $799: 3,467
  • $800 to $899: 4,588
  • $900 to $999: 2,410
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 2,303
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 623
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 601
  • $2,000 or more: 768
  • No cash rent: 2,760
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 9,841
  • 1990 to 1994: 5,191
  • 1985 to 1989: 2,513
  • 1980 to 1984: 2,308
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,819
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,045
  • 1970 to 1974: 705
  • 1965 to 1969: 2,210

Kansas City, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.5%
Number of people working at home: 5,356 (2.6% of all workers)


Kansas City travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 4940
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 19684
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 31697
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 39798
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 38836
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 16466
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 29406
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4483
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 4220
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 6914
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3862
  • 90 or more minutes: 2892
 


Kansas City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 164,213 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 24,653 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 7,527 (4%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 44 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 40 (0%)
  • Railroad: 6 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 18 (0%)
  • Taxi: 325 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 133 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 257 (0%)
  • Walked: 4,731 (2%)
  • Other means: 1,251 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 5,356 (3%)
 


Kansas City, MO household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 21385
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 11745
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 12513
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 13812
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 13875
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 13235
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 11231
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 11045
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 9455
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 16306
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 18048
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 16037
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 7411
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 2919
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 2213
  • $200,000 or more: 2798
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 156640
 German: 49041
 Irish: 28295
 United States or American: 25807
 English: 23860
 Italian: 13094
 French (except Basque): 5206
 Scotch-Irish: 5182
 Subsaharan African:: 5050
 Scottish: 4389
 Polish: 4283
 Swedish: 3340
 African: 3304
 Dutch: 2824
 European: 2763
 Norwegian: 2445
 Welsh: 1527
 Arab:: 1428
 Russian: 1281
 Danish: 1170
 British: 1129
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1057
 Czech: 924
 French Canadian: 903
 Swiss: 858
 Greek: 643
 Belgian: 544
 Croatian: 538
 Lebanese: 528
 Hungarian: 498
 Somalian: 456
 Haitian: 447
 Canadian: 438
 Austrian: 429
 Jamaican: 428
 Northern European: 417
 Iranian: 379
 Ethiopian: 351
 Nigerian: 345
 Czechoslovakian: 336
 Arab/Arabic: 318
 Ukrainian: 293
 Lithuanian: 242
 Yugoslavian: 239
 Scandinavian: 205
 Portuguese: 188
 Finnish: 152
 Romanian: 147
 Eastern European: 137
 Slovak: 129
 Serbian: 124
 Kenyan: 120
 Moroccan: 113
 Sudanese: 111
 Pennsylvania German: 111
 Armenian: 106
 Australian: 102
 Turkish: 96
 Syrian: 95
 Other Arab: 90
 Slavic: 86
 Iraqi: 84
 Jordanian: 74
 Palestinian: 67
 Liberian: 65
 South African: 62
 Other Subsaharan African: 61
 Egyptian: 59
 Ghanian: 56
 Israeli: 56
 Celtic: 55
 Senegalese: 53
 German Russian: 52
 Belizean: 52
 West Indian: 52
 Acadian/Cajun: 51
 Latvian: 50
 Bulgarian: 41
 Afghan: 35
 Luxemburger: 35
 Barbadian: 34
 Slovene: 31
 Brazilian: 31
 Estonian: 29
 Cape Verdean: 29
 Sierra Leonean: 29
 Albanian: 27
 Icelander: 17
 Dutch West Indian: 14
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 13
 New Zealander: 9
 Macedonian: 9
 Bahamian: 9
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
 Ugandan: 8
 Alsatian: 7
 Guyanese: 6
 Maltese: 5
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5
 British West Indian: 3


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



  • Mexico (35%)
  • Vietnam (9%)
  • Philippines (3%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • India (2%)
  • Cuba (2%)


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

  • This state: 251401
  • Northeast: 9835
  • Midwest: 82882
  • South: 50952
  • West: 18111

51% of Kansas City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,336
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 496
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,501
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3,103
  • 9th grade: 2,787
  • 10th grade: 4,005
  • 11th grade: 4,491
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 6,299
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 35,982
  • Less than 1 year of college: 9,697
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 21,165
  • Associate degree: 6,899
  • Bachelor's degree: 24,524
  • Master's degree: 7,826
  • Professional school degree: 3,739
  • Doctorate degree: 1,219


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,221
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 441
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,477
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3,837
  • 9th grade: 3,240
  • 10th grade: 4,476
  • 11th grade: 5,521
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 6,086
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 43,892
  • Less than 1 year of college: 13,369
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23,405
  • Associate degree: 8,496
  • Bachelor's degree: 24,374
  • Master's degree: 9,005
  • Professional school degree: 2,333
  • Doctorate degree: 804


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.5%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 11.8%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.4%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.4%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.9%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.1%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $50,771
  • Black householders: $26,333
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $28,640
  • Asian householders: $40,930
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $47,492
  • Some other race householders: $40,586
  • Two or more races householders: $46,386
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,917

Kansas City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kansas City household income for Black householders

Kansas City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native 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: $158,110
  • Black or African American householders: $86,700
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $124,764
  • Asian householders: $130,294
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $97,599
  • Some other race householders: $82,308
  • Two or more races householders: $113,214
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $94,996

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 126,895
  • One, attached: 7,262
  • Two: 6,762
  • 3 or 4: 10,271
  • 5 to 9: 14,263
  • 10 to 19: 13,276
  • 20 to 49: 8,094
  • 50 or more: 12,937
  • Mobile homes: 2,346
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 167

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kansas City:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (72%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7,489
Here:  14.6%
Missouri:  13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,465
Here:  14.7%
Missouri:  11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,455
Here:  27.9%
Missouri:  24.9%



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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