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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Population
157,805
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$167,400
Owner-occupied units

Kansas City, KS

Kansas · 39.123° N, 94.742° W · 125 sq mi

Kansas City is a city in Kansas, with a population of 157,805 and about 1,265 residents per square mile. The median household earns $62,401 a year, and the median home is worth $167,400.

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Size & density

Land area
125 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,265
People per square mile
Rank by population
#175
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#65
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$62,401
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,123
Per month
Homeownership
60.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.4 min
One way

People

Median age
33.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
20.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
18.8%
Households
57,016
2.7 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 40/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 133/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 21/yr
Days above 90° 36/yr
Below freezing 86/yr
Annual rainfall 44.5in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 88°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 22°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18.7%
Manufacturing 12.6%
Retail trade 12%
Construction 10.4%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Kansas

Name
Charles Koch & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$67.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Wichita
Source of wealth
Koch, Inc.

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Kansas · private sector

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No verified figure for this state. There is no free, authoritative source for largest private employer.

Largest public company in Kansas

Company
Seaboard Corporation
Revenue
$9.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Merriam
Ticker
SEB

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Kansas

State bird
Western Meadowlark
State flower
Wild Native Sunflower
State capital
Topeka
Nickname
The Sunflower State

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