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Kansas · Census place 36000

Kansas City city, KS

Quick answer

Kansas City city has 154,776 residents, ranking #3 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $59,183, the median home is worth $147,100 and median gross rent runs $1,073 a month.

Population
154,776Kansas City city residents
Median household income
$59,183Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$147,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,073Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
60.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Kansas City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kansas City city median would spend about 21.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.9% of residents and 60.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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