Kansas City, Missouri Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Kansas City, MO Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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C
Health Below average
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B
Income Around average
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B
Education Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population
| Metric | Kansas City | Missouri Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 511,856 | 6,186,340 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 1606.6 | 88.8 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 0.94% | 0.28% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 36.3 | 37.5 | 37.3 |
| Households | 222,336 | 2,507,647 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Kansas City grew by 6.9% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 511,856 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Kansas City is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 24.3% of residents. That is 3.0 points above Missouri as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 118,379 23.1% +1.9 pts
- Millennials 29–44 124,367 24.3% +3.0 pts
- Gen X 45–60 94,154 18.4% -1.2 pts
- Boomers 61–79 73,142 14.3% -3.6 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Missouri, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 51.5% of the people living in Kansas City and men 48.5%.
- Women 51.5% Missouri 50.7%
- Men 48.5% Missouri 49.3%
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Economy
Kansas City has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.
| Metric | Kansas City | Missouri Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,089 | $70,801 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 4.73% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Kansas City is about 2% lower than in Missouri.
Housing
| Metric | Kansas City | Missouri Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $98,431 | $145,462 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,232 | $1,033 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 55.5% | 68.1% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Kansas City is about 6.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,232 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Kansas City spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 172 hours, about 7.2 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Kansas City | Missouri Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 20.7 | 21.0 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 41.3 | 41.9 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 172 | 175 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $5,340 | $5,415 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 17.1% | 13.0% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 11,553 | 7,545 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 2,070 | 923 | 1,355 |
The average commute time in Kansas City is about the same as in Missouri.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Kansas City has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.
| Metric | Kansas City | Missouri Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.7% | 28.8% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.26 | 2.40 | 2.53 |
Health
Kansas City has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.
| Metric | Kansas City | Missouri Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 75.5 | 76.9 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 19.5% | 19.0% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 20.7% | 22.8% | 19.0% |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Kansas City, Missouri.
What is the population of Kansas City, Missouri?
About 511,856 people live in Kansas City, Missouri, in 222,336 households of 2.3 people on average. The median age is 36.3, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.
Is Kansas City, Missouri mostly urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Kansas City, Missouri has 1,607 people per square mile, a density typical of urban and suburban areas. That is about 19 times the U.S. average of 86.
How affordable is housing in Kansas City, Missouri?
The median home costs 1.4 times the median household income ($98,431 against $69,089), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $1,232 a month takes about 21% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
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