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Kansas·Wyandotte County
61 tracts·155K people·$167K median·1,244/mi²
Hispanic 36 · White 34 · Black 19 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Other 31 · Living alone 30
Health 31 · Retail 27 · Manufacturing 18 · Professional 13 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 19 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kansas City is $167,400 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Kansas City has 155,135 residents across 61 census tracts and 33 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.9; the population is 35.7% Hispanic or Latino, 33.7% White, 19.2% Black, 5.3% Asian, 4.9% Multiracial and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.9% (Census ACS).
Piper Creek Elementary (47%), Emerson Elem (43%) and Frank Rushton Elem (40%) lead the elementary schools; Piper Middle (32%), Turner Middle School (13%) and Turner Sixth Grade Academy (13%) lead the middle schools; Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is the high school with reported scores (40%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,123/month, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kansas City is $62,401 a year, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kansas City, median rent is $1,123/month and the median home value is $167,400 (Census ACS).
Kansas City reported 1.1 violent crimes and 4.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kansas City are winter weather (91), strong wind (89) and heat wave (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kansas City, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).