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Kansas City Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,095,674
Land Area (2000): 12,991.024 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 145.815 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,864,394	84.58%
Rural, Farm	38,523	1.75%
Rural, Non-farm	301,272	13.67%

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Kansas City Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	536,150	509,427	26,722	4.98%	50
1991	546,663	513,971	32,692	5.98%	60
1992	547,902	518,406	29,495	5.38%	54
1993	555,016	526,266	28,749	5.18%	52
1994	568,833	542,813	26,020	4.57%	46
1995	583,985	558,953	25,033	4.29%	43
1996	591,572	567,061	24,511	4.14%	42
1997	598,162	574,805	23,357	3.90%	39
1998	607,603	585,451	22,152	3.65%	36
1999	609,754	591,801	17,953	2.94%	29
2000	597,975	579,753	18,222	3.05%	30
2001	599,223	573,865	25,358	4.23%	42
2002	593,934	562,550	31,384	5.28%	53
2003	590,458	556,354	34,104	5.78%	58
2004	592,167	555,600	36,567	6.18%	62
2005	591,837	558,075	33,762	5.70%	57
2006	594,027	563,649	30,378	5.11%	51
2007	602,240	570,839	31,401	5.21%	52
2008	599,907	563,320	36,587	6.10%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	529,454	497,894	31,560	5.96%	60
Feb 1990	527,874	500,004	27,870	5.28%	53
Mar 1990	528,833	504,150	24,683	4.67%	47
Apr 1990	529,462	505,024	24,438	4.62%	46
May 1990	533,063	509,997	23,066	4.33%	43
Jun 1990	546,781	521,266	25,515	4.67%	47
Jul 1990	545,991	520,484	25,507	4.67%	47
Aug 1990	546,173	515,613	30,560	5.60%	56
Sep 1990	539,329	509,001	30,328	5.62%	56
Oct 1990	534,798	509,726	25,072	4.69%	47
Nov 1990	536,978	509,940	27,038	5.04%	50
Dec 1990	535,059	510,029	25,030	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	536,812	501,653	35,159	6.55%	65
Feb 1991	539,968	500,718	39,250	7.27%	73
Mar 1991	542,646	508,945	33,701	6.21%	62
Apr 1991	545,765	512,199	33,566	6.15%	62
May 1991	545,147	509,470	35,677	6.54%	65
Jun 1991	559,696	525,014	34,682	6.20%	62
Jul 1991	562,110	529,595	32,515	5.78%	58
Aug 1991	555,540	521,599	33,941	6.11%	61
Sep 1991	544,037	514,049	29,988	5.51%	55
Oct 1991	544,400	514,463	29,937	5.50%	55
Nov 1991	542,089	516,071	26,018	4.80%	48
Dec 1991	541,746	513,874	27,872	5.14%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	539,168	508,700	30,468	5.65%	57
Feb 1992	542,165	510,928	31,237	5.76%	58
Mar 1992	545,001	515,577	29,424	5.40%	54
Apr 1992	549,139	519,464	29,675	5.40%	54
May 1992	550,456	518,902	31,554	5.73%	57
Jun 1992	563,876	530,709	33,167	5.88%	59
Jul 1992	561,472	530,830	30,642	5.46%	55
Aug 1992	555,699	525,538	30,161	5.43%	54
Sep 1992	541,112	513,255	27,857	5.15%	51
Oct 1992	538,262	513,876	24,386	4.53%	45
Nov 1992	541,576	516,256	25,320	4.68%	47
Dec 1992	546,892	516,840	30,052	5.50%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	542,822	511,801	31,021	5.71%	57
Feb 1993	547,235	515,294	31,941	5.84%	58
Mar 1993	547,314	517,453	29,861	5.46%	55
Apr 1993	550,963	523,139	27,824	5.05%	51
May 1993	554,669	525,649	29,020	5.23%	52
Jun 1993	568,834	537,296	31,538	5.54%	55
Jul 1993	569,637	539,411	30,226	5.31%	53
Aug 1993	565,004	534,767	30,237	5.35%	54
Sep 1993	550,219	523,010	27,209	4.95%	49
Oct 1993	552,509	526,172	26,337	4.77%	48
Nov 1993	555,102	529,956	25,146	4.53%	45
Dec 1993	555,880	531,247	24,633	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	560,025	530,209	29,816	5.32%	53
Feb 1994	558,401	529,429	28,972	5.19%	52
Mar 1994	559,107	531,470	27,637	4.94%	49
Apr 1994	560,556	536,785	23,771	4.24%	42
May 1994	561,783	539,338	22,445	4.00%	40
Jun 1994	580,227	551,492	28,735	4.95%	50
Jul 1994	582,270	554,620	27,650	4.75%	47
Aug 1994	580,300	552,200	28,100	4.84%	48
Sep 1994	566,345	541,618	24,727	4.37%	44
Oct 1994	571,521	548,740	22,781	3.99%	40
Nov 1994	573,879	550,842	23,037	4.01%	40
Dec 1994	571,584	547,017	24,567	4.30%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	576,006	549,012	26,994	4.69%	47
Feb 1995	578,506	552,277	26,229	4.53%	45
Mar 1995	581,009	553,862	27,147	4.67%	47
Apr 1995	582,256	554,429	27,827	4.78%	48
May 1995	579,727	553,554	26,173	4.51%	45
Jun 1995	592,676	564,689	27,987	4.72%	47
Jul 1995	595,737	567,792	27,945	4.69%	47
Aug 1995	588,791	562,748	26,043	4.42%	44
Sep 1995	583,299	559,967	23,332	4.00%	40
Oct 1995	580,441	561,213	19,228	3.31%	33
Nov 1995	583,567	563,015	20,552	3.52%	35
Dec 1995	585,808	564,875	20,933	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	579,521	556,989	22,532	3.89%	39
Feb 1996	582,436	558,921	23,515	4.04%	40
Mar 1996	584,227	559,633	24,594	4.21%	42
Apr 1996	585,052	561,656	23,396	4.00%	40
May 1996	586,899	561,674	25,225	4.30%	43
Jun 1996	599,220	572,554	26,666	4.45%	45
Jul 1996	606,922	576,719	30,203	4.98%	50
Aug 1996	593,914	567,958	25,956	4.37%	44
Sep 1996	586,800	563,217	23,583	4.02%	40
Oct 1996	595,252	572,837	22,415	3.77%	38
Nov 1996	598,877	576,011	22,866	3.82%	38
Dec 1996	599,748	576,567	23,181	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	590,728	566,656	24,072	4.07%	41
Feb 1997	589,617	565,657	23,960	4.06%	41
Mar 1997	593,110	570,626	22,484	3.79%	38
Apr 1997	597,683	572,301	25,382	4.25%	42
May 1997	596,255	574,558	21,697	3.64%	36
Jun 1997	610,238	585,008	25,230	4.13%	41
Jul 1997	608,887	585,559	23,328	3.83%	38
Aug 1997	603,264	579,169	24,095	3.99%	40
Sep 1997	598,887	572,516	26,371	4.40%	44
Oct 1997	594,773	572,955	21,818	3.67%	37
Nov 1997	598,107	577,949	20,158	3.37%	34
Dec 1997	596,394	574,705	21,689	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	600,432	576,407	24,025	4.00%	40
Feb 1998	602,311	577,842	24,469	4.06%	41
Mar 1998	605,471	580,363	25,108	4.15%	41
Apr 1998	604,166	581,581	22,585	3.74%	37
May 1998	605,430	582,766	22,664	3.74%	37
Jun 1998	617,668	591,753	25,915	4.20%	42
Jul 1998	618,581	591,265	27,316	4.42%	44
Aug 1998	612,586	589,679	22,907	3.74%	37
Sep 1998	604,399	585,234	19,165	3.17%	32
Oct 1998	604,208	586,795	17,413	2.88%	29
Nov 1998	607,275	589,893	17,382	2.86%	29
Dec 1998	608,708	591,831	16,877	2.77%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	602,132	585,941	16,191	2.69%	27
Feb 1999	604,286	584,166	20,120	3.33%	33
Mar 1999	605,060	585,938	19,122	3.16%	32
Apr 1999	606,476	589,184	17,292	2.85%	29
May 1999	608,424	591,177	17,247	2.83%	28
Jun 1999	621,667	598,606	23,061	3.71%	37
Jul 1999	619,956	598,836	21,120	3.41%	34
Aug 1999	614,144	595,112	19,032	3.10%	31
Sep 1999	601,812	584,958	16,854	2.80%	28
Oct 1999	607,237	593,156	14,081	2.32%	23
Nov 1999	611,893	595,703	16,190	2.65%	26
Dec 1999	613,966	598,838	15,128	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	593,230	576,900	16,330	2.75%	28
Feb 2000	596,933	579,045	17,888	3.00%	30
Mar 2000	599,900	580,754	19,146	3.19%	32
Apr 2000	598,237	583,590	14,647	2.45%	24
May 2000	595,162	578,262	16,900	2.84%	28
Jun 2000	606,481	587,439	19,042	3.14%	31
Jul 2000	599,229	580,038	19,191	3.20%	32
Aug 2000	598,325	579,625	18,700	3.13%	31
Sep 2000	592,482	573,482	19,000	3.21%	32
Oct 2000	598,254	578,966	19,288	3.22%	32
Nov 2000	595,807	577,004	18,803	3.16%	32
Dec 2000	601,662	581,930	19,732	3.28%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	602,410	577,946	24,464	4.06%	41
Feb 2001	599,287	574,769	24,518	4.09%	41
Mar 2001	604,002	577,630	26,372	4.37%	44
Apr 2001	599,929	577,088	22,841	3.81%	38
May 2001	597,269	574,380	22,889	3.83%	38
Jun 2001	611,349	583,837	27,512	4.50%	45
Jul 2001	604,773	579,250	25,523	4.22%	42
Aug 2001	597,188	571,282	25,906	4.34%	43
Sep 2001	594,435	569,156	25,279	4.25%	43
Oct 2001	593,328	568,193	25,135	4.24%	42
Nov 2001	593,347	566,245	27,102	4.57%	46
Dec 2001	593,360	566,606	26,754	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	588,706	558,635	30,071	5.11%	51
Feb 2002	593,337	562,284	31,053	5.23%	52
Mar 2002	598,515	565,601	32,914	5.50%	55
Apr 2002	599,235	569,572	29,663	4.95%	50
May 2002	598,646	569,965	28,681	4.79%	48
Jun 2002	608,177	573,234	34,943	5.75%	57
Jul 2002	594,928	562,286	32,642	5.49%	55
Aug 2002	592,539	560,099	32,440	5.47%	55
Sep 2002	588,116	556,436	31,680	5.39%	54
Oct 2002	587,593	557,596	29,997	5.11%	51
Nov 2002	588,318	557,085	31,233	5.31%	53
Dec 2002	589,098	557,805	31,293	5.31%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	587,330	554,158	33,172	5.65%	56
Feb 2003	587,618	554,758	32,860	5.59%	56
Mar 2003	588,721	555,543	33,178	5.64%	56
Apr 2003	590,299	559,186	31,113	5.27%	53
May 2003	589,389	556,430	32,959	5.59%	56
Jun 2003	600,869	561,915	38,954	6.48%	65
Jul 2003	595,712	559,312	36,400	6.11%	61
Aug 2003	591,926	555,112	36,814	6.22%	62
Sep 2003	587,409	551,647	35,762	6.09%	61
Oct 2003	586,740	553,536	33,204	5.66%	57
Nov 2003	590,582	557,382	33,200	5.62%	56
Dec 2003	588,899	557,268	31,631	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	585,897	551,162	34,735	5.93%	59
Feb 2004	587,630	551,369	36,261	6.17%	62
Mar 2004	589,870	552,772	37,098	6.29%	63
Apr 2004	589,671	556,144	33,527	5.69%	57
May 2004	589,551	555,409	34,142	5.79%	58
Jun 2004	602,003	561,777	40,226	6.68%	67
Jul 2004	603,542	564,780	38,762	6.42%	64
Aug 2004	597,102	558,096	39,006	6.53%	65
Sep 2004	587,760	550,391	37,369	6.36%	64
Oct 2004	590,111	553,894	36,217	6.14%	61
Nov 2004	592,237	555,975	36,262	6.12%	61
Dec 2004	590,627	555,433	35,194	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	587,542	550,767	36,775	6.26%	63
Feb 2005	590,437	551,196	39,241	6.65%	66
Mar 2005	591,018	554,955	36,063	6.10%	61
Apr 2005	589,836	556,800	33,036	5.60%	56
May 2005	589,589	557,493	32,096	5.44%	54
Jun 2005	599,809	564,978	34,831	5.81%	58
Jul 2005	597,753	564,744	33,009	5.52%	55
Aug 2005	591,330	560,440	30,890	5.22%	52
Sep 2005	589,241	556,574	32,667	5.54%	55
Oct 2005	591,767	559,835	31,932	5.40%	54
Nov 2005	593,427	559,360	34,067	5.74%	57
Dec 2005	590,300	559,758	30,542	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	583,477	553,133	30,344	5.20%	52
Feb 2006	588,292	556,146	32,146	5.46%	55
Mar 2006	588,873	558,930	29,943	5.08%	51
Apr 2006	589,661	562,064	27,597	4.68%	47
May 2006	588,236	562,056	26,180	4.45%	45
Jun 2006	600,076	568,531	31,545	5.26%	53
Jul 2006	601,133	568,729	32,404	5.39%	54
Aug 2006	597,601	566,302	31,299	5.24%	52
Sep 2006	596,348	562,482	33,866	5.68%	57
Oct 2006	599,600	567,206	32,394	5.40%	54
Nov 2006	597,302	568,863	28,439	4.76%	48
Dec 2006	597,722	569,341	28,381	4.75%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	593,398	563,516	29,882	5.04%	50
Feb 2007	597,308	565,170	32,138	5.38%	54
Mar 2007	598,898	568,876	30,022	5.01%	50
Apr 2007	598,886	570,491	28,395	4.74%	47
May 2007	596,934	568,906	28,028	4.70%	47
Jun 2007	609,110	576,463	32,647	5.36%	54
Jul 2007	617,246	584,131	33,115	5.36%	54
Aug 2007	606,705	574,482	32,223	5.31%	53
Sep 2007	600,855	568,306	32,549	5.42%	54
Oct 2007	603,606	569,607	33,999	5.63%	56
Nov 2007	602,838	572,355	30,483	5.06%	51
Dec 2007	601,090	567,763	33,327	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	597,003	562,260	34,743	5.82%	58
Feb 2008	594,976	560,124	34,852	5.86%	59
Mar 2008	597,883	562,806	35,077	5.87%	59
Apr 2008	594,977	565,238	29,739	5.00%	50
May 2008	600,913	564,496	36,417	6.06%	61
Jun 2008	610,098	570,928	39,170	6.42%	64
Jul 2008	609,928	570,050	39,878	6.54%	65
Aug 2008	600,066	559,325	40,741	6.79%	68
Sep 2008	593,322	554,657	38,665	6.52%	65
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Kansas City Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	70,018	12.32%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	32,288	5.68%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	32,218	5.67%
4.	Public Administration	26,322	4.63%
5.	Finance and Insurance	23,558	4.15%
6.	Educational Services	21,260	3.74%
7.	Health Care	19,616	3.45%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	19,574	3.44%
9.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	17,692	3.11%
10.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	15,650	2.75%
11.	Truck Transportation	15,282	2.69%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	14,822	2.61%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	13,106	2.31%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	12,488	2.20%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	12,298	2.16%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	11,650	2.05%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	10,832	1.91%
18.	Other Transportation	9,212	1.62%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	8,052	1.42%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	7,990	1.41%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	74,834	14.41%
2.	Educational Services	55,678	10.72%
3.	Finance and Insurance	48,218	9.28%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	32,698	6.30%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	29,646	5.71%
6.	Public Administration	28,742	5.53%
7.	Social Assistance	20,200	3.89%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	16,298	3.14%
9.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	15,814	3.04%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	13,310	2.56%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	11,444	2.20%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	11,266	2.17%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	11,016	2.12%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	9,636	1.86%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	9,486	1.83%
16.	Construction	7,854	1.51%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	5,960	1.15%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	5,744	1.11%
19.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	5,446	1.05%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,998	0.96%

Kansas City Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	26,534	4.67%
2.	Other Management Occupations	26,240	4.62%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	25,344	4.46%
4.	Other Production Occupations	23,326	4.11%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	23,028	4.05%
6.	Computer Specialists	21,308	3.75%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	19,650	3.46%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	18,896	3.33%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	18,356	3.23%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	18,020	3.17%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	17,396	3.06%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	14,554	2.56%
13.	Other Construction Trades	14,084	2.48%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	12,792	2.25%
15.	Carpenters	12,158	2.14%
16.	Other Office and Admin Support	11,522	2.03%
17.	Top Executives	11,432	2.01%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	10,350	1.82%
19.	Engineers	9,914	1.74%
20.	Assemblers and Fabricators	9,814	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	39,980	7.70%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	30,666	5.90%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	23,558	4.54%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	20,072	3.86%
5.	Other Management Occupations	18,658	3.59%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	18,302	3.52%
7.	Registered Nurses	17,796	3.43%
8.	Customer Service Representatives	16,742	3.22%
9.	Business Operations Specialists	15,064	2.90%
10.	Cashiers	14,856	2.86%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	14,242	2.74%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	13,916	2.68%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	13,896	2.68%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	13,172	2.54%
15.	Child Care Workers	12,566	2.42%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	11,390	2.19%
17.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	11,358	2.19%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	10,766	2.07%
19.	Other Production Occupations	10,742	2.07%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	10,712	2.06%

Kansas City Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,012,649	59.79%
15-35 hours	190,191	11.23%
1-14 hours	43,176	2.55%
No regular hours	447,748	26.44%

Kansas City Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	29,802	2.85%
5 AM-5:29 AM	30,134	2.88%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	49,310	4.72%
6 AM-6:29 AM	104,555	10.00%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	123,694	11.83%
7 AM-7:29 AM	166,291	15.90%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	162,801	15.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM	103,641	9.91%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	47,265	4.52%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	51,247	4.90%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	19,983	1.91%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	9,497	0.91%
Noon-3:59 PM	71,777	6.86%
4 PM-11:59 PM	75,772	7.25%

Kansas City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	31,292	2.99%
5-9	106,057	10.14%
10-14	138,565	13.25%
15-19	160,191	15.32%
20-24	169,391	16.20%
25-29	80,885	7.73%
30-34	159,677	15.27%
35-39	35,265	3.37%
40-44	39,377	3.77%
45-59	75,789	7.25%
60-89	32,796	3.14%
At least 90	16,484	1.58%

Kansas City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	6,385	0.61%	679,996	65.02%
30-44	5,970	0.57%	228,349	21.84%
45-59	2,788	0.27%	73,001	6.98%
At least 60	3,558	0.34%	45,722	4.37%

Kansas City Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,039	0.10%
Car / truck / van, carpool	122,136	11.31%
Car / truck / van, solo	880,124	81.53%
Motorcycle	608	0.06%
Other	6,235	0.58%
Public transportation	18,701	1.73%
Walked	16,926	1.57%
Worked at home	33,779	3.13%

Kansas City Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kansas City Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 874,378 (2,154,240 people)
: 578,840 (1,758,532 people)
: 240,930
: 1,068,306
Kansas City Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	73,733	8.39%
$10,000-$14,999	49,016	5.57%
$15,000-$19,999	52,911	6.02%
$20,000-$24,999	59,195	6.73%
$25,000-$29,999	61,961	7.05%
$30,000-$34,999	60,643	6.90%
$35,000-$39,999	55,591	6.32%
$40,000-$44,999	53,473	6.08%
$45,000-$49,999	47,776	5.43%
$50,000-$59,999	87,592	9.96%
$60,000-$74,999	100,261	11.40%
$75,000-$99,999	93,716	10.66%
$100,000-$124,999	41,166	4.68%
$125,000-$149,999	17,091	1.94%
$150,000-$199,999	12,818	1.46%
$200,000 or more	12,391	1.41%

Kansas City Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	123,766	28.33%
Family, 2 people	123,820	28.35%
Nonfamily, 2 people	21,429	4.91%
Family, 3 people	67,193	15.38%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,812	0.64%
Family, 4 people	57,580	13.18%
Nonfamily, 4 people	899	0.21%
Family, 5 people	25,246	5.78%
Nonfamily, 5 people	289	0.07%
Family, 6 people	8,775	2.01%
Nonfamily, 6 people	86	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	4,844	1.11%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	57	0.01%

Kansas City Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	721,901	30.61%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	307,590	13.04%
Public Assistance	25,424	1.08%
Retirement	146,075	6.19%
Self Employment	100,482	4.26%
Social Security	215,249	9.13%
Supplemental Security	30,004	1.27%
Wage / Salary	701,603	29.75%
Other	110,364	4.68%

Kansas City Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	243,535	55.38%
With children under 18	196,178	44.62%

Kansas City Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	88,626	10.77%
Married	480,989	58.44%
Never Married	234,003	28.43%
Widowed	19,494	2.37%

Kansas City Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	118,450	13.12%
Married	484,796	53.72%
Never Married	207,449	22.99%
Widowed	91,820	10.17%

Kansas City Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kansas City Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Kansas City Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	63,484	3.89%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	204,261	12.52%
High school diploma or equivalent	522,127	32.01%
Some college, no degree	406,468	24.92%
Associate degree	86,959	5.33%
Bachelors degree	238,627	14.63%
Graduate or professional degree	109,060	6.69%

Kansas City Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	24,348	2.22%	19,362	1.77%	43,710	3.99%
Kindergarten	27,348	2.50%	4,579	0.42%	31,927	2.91%
Grades 1-4	118,156	10.78%	15,460	1.41%	133,616	12.19%
Grades 5-8	117,969	10.77%	13,373	1.22%	131,342	11.99%
Grades 9-12	110,380	10.07%	12,255	1.12%	122,635	11.19%
Undergrad college	61,254	5.59%	21,173	1.93%	82,427	7.52%
Graduate or professional school	16,395	1.50%	8,252	0.75%	24,647	2.25%
Total	475,850	43.43%	94,454	8.62%	570,304	52.05%

Kansas City Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kansas City Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Kansas City Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,958,685	90.35%
Below Poverty Level	209,316	9.65%

Kansas City Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kansas City Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,136

Kansas City Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kansas City Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Kansas City Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	156,461	14.28%
10-19 Years	157,452	14.37%
20-29 Years	145,678	13.30%
30-39 Years	171,043	15.61%
40-49 Years	168,453	15.37%
50-59 Years	122,096	11.14%
60-69 Years	77,778	7.10%
70-79 Years	61,354	5.60%
80-89 Years	29,050	2.65%
90+ Years	6,309	0.58%

Kansas City Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	531,261	48.49%
Female	564,413	51.51%

Kansas City Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	850,151	77.59%
African-American	161,298	14.72%
Hispanic/Latino	46,871	4.28%
Multiracial	17,590	1.61%
Asian	12,422	1.13%
Amerindian	4,658	0.43%
Pacific Islander	1,435	0.13%
Other Race	1,249	0.11%

Kansas City Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	442,370	26.81%
2.	Irish	272,507	16.51%
3.	English	235,106	14.25%
4.	United States Or American	198,924	12.05%
5.	Italian	74,526	4.52%
6.	French Non-Basque	57,798	3.50%
7.	Scotch Irish	45,628	2.76%
8.	Dutch	42,360	2.57%
9.	Scottish	40,287	2.44%
10.	Swedish	32,759	1.99%

Kansas City Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,922,954	93.77%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	69,442	3.39%
3.	German	8,713	0.42%
4.	French	8,555	0.42%
5.	Vietnamese	6,604	0.32%
6.	Italian	3,368	0.16%
7.	African	3,358	0.16%
8.	Chinese	3,149	0.15%
9.	Arabic	2,360	0.12%
10.	Tagalog	2,240	0.11%

Kansas City Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,127,613	96.53%
Naturalized immigrant	28,690	1.30%
Not a citizen	47,886	2.17%

Kansas City Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kansas City Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kansas City Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bates County	Clay County	Lafayette County
Caldwell County	Clinton County	Platte County
Cass County	Jackson County	Ray County

Kansas City Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adrian	Garden City	Oak Grove
Alma	Gladstone	Oaks
Amoret	Glenaire	Oakview
Amsterdam	Gomer	Oakwood
Archie	Gower	Odessa
Atchison	Grain Valley	Orrick
Aullville	Grand River	Osage
Austin	Grandview	Osborn
Avondale	Grant	Parkville
Baldwin Park	Grape Grove	Passaic
Bates City	Green	Peculiar
Belton	Greenwood	Pettis
Big Creek	Gunn City	Platte
Birmingham	Hamilton	Platte City
Blackburn	Hardin	Platte Woods
Blue	Harrisonville	Plattsburg
Blue Springs	Henrietta	Pleasant Gap
Braymer	Higginsville	Pleasant Hill
Breckenridge	Holt	Pleasant Valley
Buckner	Homer	Polk
Butler	Homestead	Polo
Camden	Houston Lake	Prairie
Camden Point	Howard	Prathersville
Cameron	Hudson	Preston
Camp Branch	Hume	Randolph
Carroll	Iatan	Raymore
Charlotte	Independence	Raytown
Chouteau	Index	Rayville
Clay	Jackson	Rich Hill
Claycomo	Kansas City	Richmond
Cleveland	Kearney	Ridgely
Clinton	Kickapoo	River Bend
Coldwater	Kidder	Riverside
Concord	Kingston	Rockford
Concordia	Knoxville	Rockville
Corder	Lafayette	Shawnee
Cowgill	Lake Annette	Sherman
Creighton	Lake Lafayette	Shoal
Crooked River	Lake Lotawana	Sibley
Crystal Lakes	Lake Tapawingo	Sioux
Davis	Lake Waukomis	Smithville
Dayton	Lake Winnebago	Sni-A-Bar
Dearborn	Lathrop	Spruce
Deepwater	Lawson	Strasburg
Deer Creek	Lee	Sugar Creek
Dolan	Lee's Summit	Summit
Dover	Levasy	Tracy
Drexel	Lexington	Trimble
East Boone	Liberty	Turney
East Lynne	Lincoln	Union
Edgerton	Lone Jack	Unity Village
Elkhart	Lone Oak	Van Buren
Elmira	Marshall	Waldron
Emma	Mayview	Walnut
Everett	Merwin	Washington
Excelsior Estates	Middleton	Waverly
Excelsior Springs	Mingo	Weatherby Lake
Fair	Mirabile	Wellington
Fairview	Missouri City	West Boone
Farley	Mosby	West Dolan
Ferrelview	Mound	West Line
Fishing River	Mount Pleasant	West Peculiar
Fleming	Napoleon	West Point
Fort Osage	New Home	Weston
Foster	New York	Woods Heights
Freedom	North Kansas City
Freeman	Northmoor

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Jackson County (654,880)	Platte County (73,781)	Clinton County (18,979)
Clay County (184,006)	Lafayette County (32,960)	Bates County (16,653)
Cass County (82,092)	Ray County (23,354)	Caldwell County (8,969)

Kansas City (441,545)	Drexel (1,090)	Houston Lake (284)
Independence (115,832)	Dolan (1,015)	Amsterdam (281)
Lee's Summit (70,700)	Deer Creek (978)	Rockville (271)
Liberty (53,070)	Lake Waukomis (917)	Pleasant Gap (264)
Blue Springs (48,080)	Braymer (910)	Excelsior Estates (263)
Raytown (30,388)	Shoal (902)	New York (256)
Gladstone (26,365)	Lake Winnebago (902)	Cowgill (247)
Grandview (24,881)	Grape Grove (897)	Bates City (245)
Belton (21,730)	Kidder (891)	Emma (243)
Raymore (13,596)	Archie (890)	Mosby (242)
Excelsior Springs (10,847)	Freedom (884)	Homer (238)
Kearney (9,926)	Camden (876)	Mingo (235)
Richmond (9,543)	Atchison (850)	Farley (226)
Sni-A-Bar (9,000)	Lake Tapawingo (843)	New Home (222)
Harrisonville (8,946)	Knoxville (802)	Birmingham (214)
Cameron (8,312)	Wellington (784)	Tracy (213)
Van Buren (7,039)	Austin (784)	Amoret (211)
Pleasant Hill (6,505)	Woods Heights (742)	Napoleon (208)
Lexington (5,956)	Lafayette (709)	Rayville (204)
Oak Grove (5,917)	Index (677)	Homestead (181)
Blue (5,854)	Waldron (634)	Lake Annette (163)
Smithville (5,514)	Breckenridge (627)	Turney (155)
Carroll (5,253)	Fair (626)	Unity Village (140)
Grain Valley (5,160)	West Dolan (619)	Oaks (136)
Butler (5,122)	Ferrelview (593)	Strasburg (136)
Sioux (5,101)	Rockford (590)	Foster (130)
Sugar Creek (5,090)	Polo (582)	Fleming (122)
Fishing River (4,901)	Glenaire (553)	Baldwin Park (115)
Odessa (4,818)	Walnut (551)	Prathersville (111)
Kickapoo (4,773)	Edgerton (533)	Levasy (108)
Pleasant Valley (4,751)	Avondale (529)	West Line (95)
North Kansas City (4,714)	Dearborn (529)	Aullville (86)
Higginsville (4,682)	Lone Jack (528)	Gunn City (85)
Grand River (4,409)	Freeman (521)	Merwin (83)
Mount Pleasant (4,287)	Mound (510)	Elmira (82)
Riverside (4,181)	Everett (504)	Ridgely (64)
Peculiar (4,134)	Camden Point (484)	Iatan (54)
Parkville (4,059)	East Boone (482)	Passaic (40)
Greenwood (3,952)	Platte Woods (474)	River Bend (10)
Platte City (3,866)	Henrietta (457)	Osage
West Peculiar (3,122)	Trimble (451)	Deepwater
Big Creek (3,002)	Corder (427)	Hudson
Platte (2,965)	Crooked River (424)	Lincoln
Lathrop (2,892)	Holt (405)	Union
Buckner (2,725)	Northmoor (399)	Sherman
Hamilton (2,495)	Alma (399)	Polk
Fort Osage (2,464)	Oakview (386)	Blackburn
Concordia (2,360)	Crystal Lakes (383)	Chouteau
Plattsburg (2,354)	Oakwood (380)	Randolph
Lawson (2,336)	West Boone (380)	Concord
Weston (2,332)	Middleton (376)	Clinton
Camp Branch (2,214)	Coldwater (369)	Osborn
Rich Hill (1,965)	Charlotte (367)	Washington
Pettis (1,940)	Mirabile (362)	Clay
Weatherby Lake (1,873)	Sibley (347)	Dayton
Lake Lotawana (1,872)	Lake Lafayette (346)	Summit
Adrian (1,780)	Lee (339)	Green
Davis (1,538)	Hume (337)	Shawnee
Garden City (1,500)	Howard (322)	Marshall
Orrick (1,433)	Elkhart (304)	Fairview
Dover (1,401)	East Lynne (300)	Grant
Gower (1,399)	Gomer (298)	Creighton
Preston (1,376)	Missouri City (295)	Jackson
Cleveland (1,269)	Mayview (294)	Kingston
Claycomo (1,267)	Lone Oak (293)	Prairie
Hardin (1,266)	West Point (292)
Waverly (1,194)	Spruce (288)