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Kansas City, Missouri (MO) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low-income residents


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14.6% of Kansas City, MO residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 9.6% greater than the poverty level of 13.2% across the entire state of Missouri. 9.9% of high school graduates and 34.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.6%. For comparison, it was 26.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.

Poverty rates in Kansas City, MO

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kansas City:

14.6%
Whole state:

13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kansas City:

8.3%
Whole state:

6.3%

Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kansas City:

25.1%
Missouri:

23.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kansas City:

23.0%
Missouri:

26.8%

Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:

66.6%
Residents above poverty level:

26.5%

Poverty by age in Kansas City, MO

Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kansas City
  • Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kansas City,MO (percentage below poverty level)
  • 14.7%Under 5 years
  • 13.7%5 years
  • 18.6%6 to 11 years
  • 14.1%12 to 14 years
  • 15.4%15 years
  • 17.0%16 and 17 years
  • 15.0%18 to 24 years
  • 7.3%25 to 34 years
  • 6.6%35 to 44 years
  • 11.7%45 to 54 years
  • 11.4%55 to 64 years
  • 16.9%65 to 74 years
  • 7.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kansas City
  • Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kansas City,MO (percentage below poverty level)
  • 24.0%Under 5 years
  • 23.8%5 years
  • 27.2%6 to 11 years
  • 24.5%12 to 14 years
  • 19.3%15 years
  • 12.1%16 and 17 years
  • 28.1%18 to 24 years
  • 14.1%25 to 34 years
  • 13.3%35 to 44 years
  • 9.2%45 to 54 years
  • 17.9%55 to 64 years
  • 13.8%65 to 74 years
  • 16.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kansas City, MO
  • Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kansas City,MO (% below half of poverty level)
  • 14.7%Under 6 years
  • 15.1%6 to 11 years
  • 9.5%12 to 17 years
  • 13.9%18 to 24 years
  • 7.7%25 to 34 years
  • 5.2%35 to 44 years
  • 4.4%45 to 54 years
  • 6.3%55 to 64 years
  • 6.0%65 to 74 years
  • 5.7%75 years and over

Poverty by race and place of birth in Kansas City, MO

Breakdown of poor residents within races (income below poverty level) in Kansas City, MO
  • Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kansas City, MO (%)
  • 9.3%White
  • 25.1%Black
  • 12.6%American Indian
  • 14.1%Asian
  • 18.4%Native Hawaiian
  • 20.8%Other race
  • 17.0%2+ races
  • 15.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races (income below poverty level) in Kansas City, MO
  • Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kansas City, MO (absolute numbers)
  • 25,451White
  • 32,369Black
  • 249American Indian
  • 1,996Asian
  • 234Native Hawaiian
  • 5,022Other race
  • 8,7442+ races
  • 8,704Hispanic
Poverty status for native-born residents
  • 14.4%Below poverty level
  • 85.6%Above poverty level
Poverty status for foreign-born residents
  • 16.7%Below poverty level
  • 83.3%Above poverty level

Poverty in families in Kansas City, MO

Children below poverty level:
Kansas City, Missouri:

19.8%
State:

16.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kansas City:

9.9%
Missouri:

9.7%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kansas City:

34.8%
Missouri:

27.1%
Poor families by family type
  • 29.1%Married-couple family
  • 4.7%Male, no wife present
  • 66.2%Female, no husband present
Breakdown of poor residents in Kansas City not in families by work experience
  • 8.3%Worked full-time, year-round
  • 24.6%Worked part-time
  • 67.2%Did not work
Breakdown of poor married-couple families by work experience
  • 1.2%Both worked full-time
  • 1.9%One full-time, other part-time
  • 22.7%One full-time, other didn't work
  • 9.2%Both worked part-time
  • 22.9%One part-time, other didn't work
  • 42.1%Both didn't work

Other data

Year house/condo built for residents below and above poverty levels
  • Owners below poverty level
  • 0.5%1999 to 2000
  • 1.4%1995 to 1998
  • 0.8%1990 to 1994
  • 4.7%1980 to 1989
  • 8.7%1970 to 1979
  • 14.1%1960 to 1969
  • 19.5%1950 to 1959
  • 16.7%1940 to 1949
  • 33.6%1939 or earlier
  • Owners above poverty level
  • 1.4%1999 to 2000
  • 5.5%1995 to 1998
  • 5.1%1990 to 1994
  • 7.9%1980 to 1989
  • 10.7%1970 to 1979
  • 16.6%1960 to 1969
  • 19.7%1950 to 1959
  • 9.8%1940 to 1949
  • 23.2%1939 or earlier
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