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
Compare with nearby places
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- Wichita city 396,488
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- Shawnee city 68,175
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