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Missouri · Census place 38000

Kansas City city, MO

Quick answer

Kansas City city has 508,233 residents, ranking #1 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $67,449, the median home is worth $227,000 and median gross rent runs $1,186 a month.

Population
508,233Kansas City city residents
Median household income
$67,449Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$227,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,186Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
54.6%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 21.1% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 54.6% 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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