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1900 Kansas City population was 163,762
The estimated 2013 population of Kansas City, Missouri is 466,600, which is up slightly from the 2010 census population of 459,787. The city has a greater density than the metropolitan area as a whole at 1,472 people per square mile (569/square kilometer).
Kansas City will have more old building than Charlotte because Charlotte did not have that many. Kansas City in 1900 was 7 time bigger than Charlotte. 2013 Kansas City is 466,600 and Charlotte is 792,862.
I prefer KC. It's just more urban and offers more.
But KC has got to get its act together or it's going to quickly become completely irrelevant.
KC's urban office market is just terrible. High vacancy rates, very low rental rates. KC has not seen a new major office tower built since 1990. Only a few smallish buildings have been built for single use companies like H&R Block. Rates for class A office space in KC are like $16 a sq ft. The kansas suburbs and other unchecked sprawl continue to tear KC apart and destroy its ability to compete nationally and globally. There is some growth int the burbs, but it's all subsidized and mostly at the expense of the city (taking jobs from kcmo). You look at almost any other city's economic stats and KC does not compare well at all.
And nobody in KC wants to admit any of this.
I think KC will always be a nice place to live because it already has a lot of the cultural and big city attractions that many of the newer cities don't have. But its economy and urban growth are both stuck in a major rut. Personally, I think all the economic competition across state line there has finally caught up and the metro is now paying for it.
KC will continue to plug along, but very slowly. It's a city that peaked a long time ago and till the entire metro can get on the same page, things will remain stagnant there.
So much potential wasted because KC could be one of America's greatest cities if they ever stop taking two steps back for every step forward.
Awesome to see the Royals in the World Series though! Go Royals!
^This and the state's obsession with everything St. Louis. Kansas City and St. Louis boomed many years ago and have struggled to attract jobs and economic growth. It's not so much that Kansas City is a better city or Charlotte is a better city as much as which one is moving in the right direction. They are both great cities. Economically, Charlotte is a powerhouse. The city is investing in light rail, urban condos/housing/apartments around each new station and in the downtown core as well as the addition of sidewalks and bike lanes. While the built environment in Charlotte does not match Kansas City, the city's commitment to making the area pedestrian and bicyclist friendly makes it stand out from the other boom towns. Both cities have more than their fair share of sprawl, but Charlotte's sprawl is out of control.
All buildings are over 200 feet.
Since 1990 Charlotte has built
10 office buildings
7 Apartments & Condos
1 Hotel
Under 200 feet about 40 projects:
Hotels
Apartments
Condos
City and County buildings
Museums
UNC Charlotte Building
Parks
Football Stadium
Baseball Stadium
Johnson & Wales School
Trans-it Center
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