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Kansas City, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $170,000 (it was $51,900 in 2000)
Kansas City:

$170,000
Kansas:

$206,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,600 - $238,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $192,157
Here:

$192,157
State:

$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $165,411
Here:

$165,411
State:

$219,178

In 2-unit structures: $253,308
Here:

$253,308
State:

$190,919

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,001
Here:

$122,001
State:

$161,859

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,252
Here:

$115,252
State:

$267,030

Mobile homes: $53,717
Here:

$53,717
State:

$74,712

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,484
Here:

$45,484
State:

$32,385

Total population: 149,636 (Urban population: 140,843, Rural population: 6,024 (160 farm, 5,864 nonfarm))

Houses: 63,991 (57,714 occupied: 34,384 owner occupied, 23,330 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

40%
State:

32%

Housing density: 515 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $158,028.

Median contract rent in 2022: $796 (lower quartile is $603, upper quartile is $969)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,159


Median gross rent in Kansas City, KS in 2022: $1,054

Housing units in Kansas City with a mortgage: 19,005 (1,073 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 818 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 456

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $81,017

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $49,424

Median monthly housing costs: $1,035

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Kansas City, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 152,561
  • Male householders: 27,623 (9,567 living alone), Female householders: 30,091 (8,729 living alone)
  • 20,687 spouses (20,402 opposite-sex spouses), 5,141 unmarried partners, (4,967 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 45,468 children (43,825 natural, 671 adopted, 972 stepchildren), 6,613 grandchildren, 2,201 brothers or sisters, 2,294 parents, 67 foster children, 4,923 other relatives, 6,123 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,330

Size of family households: 14,115 2-persons, 9,284 3-persons, 5,347 4-persons, 3,945 5-persons, 1,819 6-persons, 919 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,296 1-person, 3,191 2-persons, 292 3-persons, 443 4-persons, 63 5-persons.

17,653 married couples with children.
13,692 single-parent households (4,196 men, 9,496 women).

69.5% of residents of Kansas City speak English at home.
24.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language 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 language at home (36% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 24,816 (16.3%)
(29.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kansas City, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kansas City, Kansas
  • 198no bedroom
  • 6891 bedroom
  • 7,6932 bedrooms
  • 19,2583 bedrooms
  • 4,7794 bedrooms
  • 1,7675+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Kansas
  • 1,187no bedroom
  • 4,9891 bedroom
  • 10,3092 bedrooms
  • 4,8023 bedrooms
  • 1,7694 bedrooms
  • 2745+ 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
  • 829no vehicle
  • 9,3891 vehicle
  • 13,3052 vehicles
  • 6,0603 vehicles
  • 3,5534 vehicles
  • 1,2485+ 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
  • 3,187no vehicle
  • 10,8551 vehicle
  • 7,2622 vehicles
  • 1,5993 vehicles
  • 3224 vehicles
  • 1055+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kansas City, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kansas City, Kansas
  • 1501 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1,1073 rooms
  • 3,6374 rooms
  • 8,0005 rooms
  • 8,1706 rooms
  • 5,2947 rooms
  • 3,0748 rooms
  • 4,9529+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kansas City, Kansas
  • 1,1871 room
  • 1,4332 rooms
  • 3,9413 rooms
  • 6,5134 rooms
  • 4,2155 rooms
  • 3,2046 rooms
  • 1,8897 rooms
  • 4298 rooms
  • 5199+ 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, KS
  • Kansas City, KS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Kansas City, KS in 2022
  • 3,880Less than $10,000
  • 5,507$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,059$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,941$30,000 to $39,999
  • 5,707$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,773$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,654$60,000 to $74,999
  • 7,285$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,766$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,700$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,943$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,499$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Kansas City, KS

  • Distribution of house value in Kansas City, KS in 2022
  • 789Less than $10,000
  • 972$10,000 to $14,999
  • 178$15,000 to $19,999
  • 187$20,000 to $24,999
  • 296$25,000 to $29,999
  • 597$30,000 to $34,999
  • 604$40,000 to $49,999
  • 881$50,000 to $59,999
  • 458$60,000 to $69,999
  • 1,212$70,000 to $79,999
  • 1,431$80,000 to $89,999
  • 781$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3,312$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,378$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,889$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3,547$175,000 to $199,999
  • 5,633$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,402$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,480$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,254$400,000 to $499,999
  • 993$500,000 to $749,999
  • 43$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 67$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Kansas City, KS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kansas City, KS in 2022
  • 450Less than $100
  • 266$100 to $149
  • 384$150 to $199
  • 277$200 to $249
  • 312$250 to $299
  • 57$300 to $349
  • 634$350 to $399
  • 296$400 to $449
  • 1,097$450 to $499
  • 573$500 to $549
  • 1,040$550 to $599
  • 747$600 to $649
  • 1,484$650 to $699
  • 1,773$700 to $749
  • 1,582$750 to $799
  • 3,093$800 to $899
  • 3,267$900 to $999
  • 1,770$1,000 to $1,249
  • 875$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,277$1,500 to $1,999
  • 167$2,000 to $2,499
  • 137$2,500 to $2,999
  • 181$3,500 or more
  • 1,591No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.2%
Number of people working at home: 6,667 (9.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 879
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4,834
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 9,368
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 15,766
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 12,417
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 6,917
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 9,705
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,561
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,723
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,712
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 841
  • 90 or more minutes: 259
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Kansas City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 70,199 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled: 8,031 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 733 (0.8%)
  • Taxi: 1,180 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 179 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 864 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 6,667 (7.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.6%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.1%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 13.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.3%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 7.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kansas City, Kansas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kansas City, Kansas
  • 10,5262010 or later
  • 9,4692000 to 2009
  • 4,9561990 to 1999
  • 3,1121980 to 1989
  • 1,2961970 to 1979
  • 849Before 1970
Ancestries in Kansas City, KS

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 4,988 (5.9%)
  • American: 3,421 (4.0%)
  • English: 3,039 (3.6%)
  • African: 2,117 (2.5%)
  • Irish: 1,936 (2.3%)
  • European: 732 (0.9%)
  • Italian: 587 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 401 (0.5%)
  • French: 357 (0.4%)
  • Croatian: 305 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 279 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 265 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 257 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 228 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 175 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 160 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 149 (0.2%)
  • British: 138 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 137 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 131 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 130 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 107 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 99 (0.1%)
  • Somali: 95 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 66 (0.08%)
  • Slovene: 63 (0.07%)
  • Armenian: 60 (0.07%)
  • Moroccan: 57 (0.07%)
  • Basque: 56 (0.07%)
  • Dutch: 54 (0.06%)
  • Haitian: 49 (0.06%)
  • Serbian: 47 (0.06%)
  • Liberian: 39 (0.05%)
  • Ethiopian: 38 (0.04%)
  • Danish: 36 (0.04%)
  • Arab: 35 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 32 (0.04%)
  • Greek: 32 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 31 (0.04%)
  • Northern European: 31 (0.04%)
  • Ukrainian: 30 (0.04%)
  • Yugoslavian: 29 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 28 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 25 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 25 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 24 (0.03%)
  • Welsh: 24 (0.03%)
  • Czech: 22 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 20 (0.02%)
  • Iraqi: 16 (0.02%)
  • Sudanese: 16 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 9 (0.01%)
  • Romanian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Egyptian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Swiss: 9 (0.01%)
  • German Russian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 6 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Kansas City:

53.8% (15,086)
Kansas:

39.2% (81,282)

Burma (Myanmar)
Kansas City:

7.1% (1,983)
Kansas:

1.4% (2,831)

Guatemala
Kansas City:

6.7% (1,885)
Kansas:

3.5% (7,355)

Honduras
Kansas City:

6.7% (1,874)
Kansas:

1.6% (3,353)

Laos
Kansas City:

2.8% (789)
Kansas:

1.5% (3,082)

El Salvador
Kansas City:

2.7% (770)
Kansas:

2.2% (4,488)

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

  • This state: 82,205
  • Other state: 43,878
  • Northeast: 1,466
  • Midwest: 23,563
  • South: 10,269
  • West: 8,580

86.1% of Kansas City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46.3% lived in Kansas.


Kansas City:

86.1%
State average:

85.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,811
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 727
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,044
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,596
  • 9th grade: 691
  • 10th grade: 657
  • 11th grade: 560
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,348
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,010
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,118
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,972
  • Associate degree: 4,192
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,812
  • Master's degree: 2,679
  • Professional school degree: 691
  • Doctorate degree: 543
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,427
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 97
  • 5th and 6th grade: 552
  • 7th and 8th grade: 340
  • 9th grade: 1,215
  • 10th grade: 1,112
  • 11th grade: 851
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 874
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,406
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,306
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,164
  • Associate degree: 5,112
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,284
  • Master's degree: 3,696
  • Professional school degree: 579
  • Doctorate degree: 295
Educational Attainment for Females
Kansas City marital status for males
Kansas City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 41,908
  • One, attached: 6,462
  • Two: 1,144
  • 3 or 4: 2,330
  • 5 to 9: 2,148
  • 10 to 19: 3,792
  • 20 to 49: 1,357
  • 50 or more: 3,436
  • Mobile homes: 1,307
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 107

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,582

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 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, KS
  • 80.0%Utility gas
  • 17.6%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kansas City, KS
  • 54.5%Utility gas
  • 43.0%Electricity
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,420
Here:

13.8%
Kansas:

14.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 727
Here:

7.6%
Kansas:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,391
Here:

25.2%
Kansas:

15.4%
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