Kansas City city, MO

Cass County, MO
Clay County, MO
Jackson County, MO
Platte County, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 505,958 ( 46,171 from 2010 )
Land area: 1258.8 square miles
Population density: 401.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	279,313	55.20%	10.7%
Black:	131,517	25.99%	3.2%
Indian:	872	0.17%	52.2%
Asian:	14,530	2.87%	20.5%
2+ races:	21,671	4.28%	95.8%
Hispanic:	56,115	11.09%	22.1%

Total non-White:	226,645	44.80%	9.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	27,056	7.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	19,115	5.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
459,787
252,257	54.86%
135,916	29.56%
1,823	0.40%
12,062	2.62%
11,067	2.41%
45,953	9.99%
207,530	45.14%

2000
441,269
255,383	57.87%
134,822	30.55%
1,990	0.45%
8,697	1.97%
9,426	2.14%
30,374	6.88%
185,886	42.13%

1990
435,146
283,185	65.08%
128,081	29.43%
2,045	0.47%
5,011	1.15%
n/a
16,819	3.87%
151,961	34.92%

1980
448,154
305,942	68.27%
121,653	27.15%
1,795	0.40%
3,591	0.80%
n/a
14,643	3.27%
142,212	31.73%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3,126	-0.7
21,644	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-27,802	-6.4
33,925	7.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-22,757	-5.1
9,749	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Kansas City city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.4
113,563	22.4%
392,395	77.6%
70,176	13.9%

216,513
2.30

115,353	53.3%
77,314	67.0%
15,407	13.4%
101,160	46.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
111,058	24.2%
348,729	75.8%
50,706	11.0%

192,406
2.34

109,076	56.7%
68,511	62.8%
17,958	16.5%
83,330	43.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
111,726	25.3%
329,543	74.7%
51,646	11.7%

184,028
2.35

108,475	58.9%
71,432	65.9%
17,879	16.5%
75,553	41.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
107,649	24.7%
327,497	75.3%
56,305	12.9%

177,157
2.41

110,206	62.2%
77,942	70.7%
15,818	14.4%
66,951	37.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
118,662	26.5%
329,492	73.5%
55,064	12.3%

175,501
2.51

113,081	64.4%
86,578	76.6%
13,511	11.9%
62,420	35.6%

2022 Housing Data for Kansas City city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,428	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,518	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,838	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,776	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,627	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	10,059	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,109	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,821	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,301	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	15,542	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,701	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	28,288	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,224	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,932	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,812	7.8%
$200,000 or more	14,537	6.7%

Median Household Income	37,729
Per Capita Income	38,010

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,441	4.8%
Public Assistance	6,254	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	25,162	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	224,690	75.2%
Unemployed	11,508	3.9%
In Armed Forces	559	0.2%

Total Labor Force	236,757	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	62,105	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	99,685	85,005	54.0%
Non-Profit	9,020	19,055	32.1%
Self-Employed	11,505	8,404	57.8%

Local Government	7,110	8,248	46.3%
State Government	2,671	4,294	38.3%
Federal Government	4,480	5,244	46.1%

Total Private + Self	111,190	93,409	54.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23,281	36,841	38.7%
Total	134,471	130,250	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	45,330	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	55,829	21.1%
Professional, Technical	67,889	25.6%
Service Occupations	42,988	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	461	0.2%
All others	53,168	20.0%

White Collar		63.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	39,184	133.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	27,791	94.3%
Retail trade	25,995	88.2%
Manufacturing	22,066	74.9%
Educational services	20,160	68.4%
Accommodation and food services	19,382	65.8%
Transportation and warehousing	17,440	59.2%
Finance and insurance	16,561	56.2%
Construction	14,284	48.5%
Public administration	13,660	46.4%
Other services	12,491	42.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,544	35.8%
Wholesale trade	6,664	22.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,505	22.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,167	17.5%
Information	4,682	15.9%
Utilities	1,228	4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	968	3.3%
Management	271	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	161	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38,611	7.63%
Puerto Rican	2,876	0.57%
Cuban	2,100	0.42%
Dominican	412	0.08%

Total Central American	5,952	1.18%
Costa Rican	53	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,728	0.34%
Honduran	1,980	0.39%
Nicaraguan	173	0.03%
Panamanian	111	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,857	0.37%
Other Central American	50	0.01%

Total South American	2,555	0.50%
Argentinean	130	0.03%
Bolivian	131	0.03%
Chilean	173	0.03%
Colombian	1,173	0.23%
Ecuadorian	112	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	285	0.06%
Uruguayan	53	0.01%
Venezuelan	490	0.10%
Other South American	8	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,609	0.71%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,083	0.61%
Vietnamese	2,862	0.57%
Chinese	1,827	0.36%
Filipino	1,717	0.34%
Korean	679	0.13%
Japanese	515	0.10%
Cambodian	409	0.08%
Burmese	391	0.08%
Thai	216	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	417,147	87.9%
Spanish	32,874	6.9%
Other	5,421	1.1%
Other Indo-European	4,140	0.9%
Arabic	3,280	0.7%
Other Asian	2,934	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,391	0.5%
Vietnamese	2,103	0.4%
Chinese	1,669	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	77,696	15.4%
Irish	50,363	10.0%
English	43,973	8.7%
American	21,783	4.3%
Italian	19,217	3.8%
European	11,682	2.3%
Polish	7,909	1.6%
French	7,889	1.6%
Scottish	7,098	1.4%
Swedish	5,569	1.1%
African	4,720	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	4,443	0.9%
Norwegian	4,084	0.8%
Dutch	3,676	0.7%
Welsh	2,763	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	484,156	95.7%
Not a citizen	21,802	4.3%

Native	464,559	91.8%
Foreign-born	41,399	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,683	3.1%	18,715	5.4%	85,888	24.9%	101,447	29.4%	80,662	23.4%	47,346	13.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,683	3.1%
9-12 Years	18,715	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	85,888	24.9%
Some College	101,447	29.4%
Bach. Degree	80,662	23.4%
Grad Degree	47,346	13.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,480	D +17,758	D + 4.0%
D +21,238
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Joe Biden (D)	155,700	68.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	67,824	29.8%	4,384	1.9%	227,908	-27	-17	7.52%
2016	57%	Hillary Clinton (D)	134,462	64.1%	Donald Trump (R)	64,344	30.7%	10,928	5.2%	209,734	-26	-15	7.42%

2020 President, Kansas City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

155,700

68.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

67,824

29.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,093

1.4%

Other

1,291

0.6%

TOTAL

227,908

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -27	Diff (US): -17

2016 President, Kansas City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

134,462

64.1%

Donald Trump (R)

64,344

30.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7,580

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,557

1.2%

Other

791

0.4%

TOTAL

209,734

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -26	Diff (US): -15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kansas City city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	59%	Nicole Galloway (D)	151,144	66.6%	Mike Parson* (R)	70,498	31.1%	5,312 [+]	2.3%	226,954	-26	7.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 3,563 (1.6%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 1,749 (0.8%);
2018	S1	49%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	128,405	69.2%	Josh Hawley (R)	52,325	28.2%	4,840 [+]	2.6%	185,570	-23	7.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 2,073 (1.1%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 1,769 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 998 (0.5%);
2016	S3	57%	Jason Kander (D)	143,179	68.0%	Roy Blunt* (R)	58,696	27.9%	8,559 [+]	4.1%	210,434	-21	7.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 4,805 (2.3%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 2,362 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1,392 (0.7%);
2016	G	57%	Chris Koster (D)	139,409	66.4%	Eric Greitens (R)	63,332	30.2%	7,121 [+]	3.4%	209,862	-21	7.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 3,459 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 2,023 (1.0%); Les Turilli (I) 1,639 (0.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	241,827
Median Value	$164,475

Occupied	216,513	89.5%
Vacant	25,314	10.5%

Owned	116,833	54.0%
Rented	99,680	46.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	158,039	65.4%
Detached	146,982	60.8%
Attached	11,057	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	64,846	26.8%
Mobile Homes	1,722	0.7%

Kansas City city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kansas City city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Kansas City city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kansas City city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kansas City city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kansas City city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kansas City city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kansas City city, MO