Missouri · Census place 60788
Raytown city, MO
Quick answer
Raytown city has 29,593 residents, ranking #23 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $67,227, the median home is worth $162,000 and median gross rent runs $1,213 a month.
- Population
- 29,593Raytown city residents
- Median household income
- $67,227Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,213Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Raytown city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Raytown city median would spend about 21.7% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 66.9% 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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