Compare Kansas City Metro Area, MO vs Missouri (MO) vs Kansas (KS) vs United States

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Metric Kansas City Metro Area, MO
Metro Area
Missouri (MO)
State
Kansas (KS)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 2,218,142 6,191,814 2,947,197 334,922,499
Rent $1,249 $1,033 $1,060 $1,413
Year built 1980 1978 1976 1980
Household income $83,460 $70,702 $74,275 $80,734
Per capita income $45,685 $39,695 $40,978 $44,673
Poverty rate 10.0% 12.6% 11.3% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 4.0%
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 43.9% 42% 40.4% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 2,218,142 6,191,814 2,947,197 334,922,499
Adults over 25 1,512,611 4,243,115 1,946,678 230,807,303
Total households 895,368 2,508,227 1,174,060 129,227,496
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $83,460 $70,702 $74,275 $80,734
Per capita income $45,685 $39,695 $40,978 $44,673
Poverty rate 10.0% 12.6% 11.3% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 43.9% 42% 40.4% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,249 $1,033 $1,060 $1,413
Year built 1980 1978 1976 1980
Households that rent 34.2% 31.9% 32.8% 34.8%
Households that own 65.8% 68.1% 67.2% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.5
Race
White 71.5% 77.5% 76% 61%
Black 11.8% 11% 5.3% 12.2%
Asian 3% 2.1% 2.9% 6%
Two or more races 9.3% 7.1% 10.6% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 10.9% 5.2% 13.6% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 89.1% 94.8% 86.4% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 83.1% 87% 88.2% 84.9%
Commute time to work 23.0 min 24.0 min 20.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 16.9% 13% 11.8% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 26.5% 27.1% 28.2% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 24.6% 30.2% 25.4% 26%
Some college or associate degree 9.1% 10.3% 10.7% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 39.8% 32.4% 35.6% 35.7%