Population

521,220

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$242,900

Owner-occupied units

Kansas City, MO

Missouri · 39.125° N, 94.550° W · 315 sq mi

Kansas City is the 37th largest city on this site, with a population of 521,220 and about 1,657 residents per square mile. The median household earns $69,166 a year, and the median home is worth $242,900.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

315 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,657

People per square mile

Rank by population

#37

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#17

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$69,166

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,238

Per month

Homeownership

55.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.7 min

One way

People

Median age

35.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

38.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

8.6%

Households

221,979

2.26 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.7^%

Professional & business services 15.1^%

Retail trade 9.9^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Missouri

Name

David Steward

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$11.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

St. Louis

Source of wealth

IT services

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

Largest employer in Missouri · private sector

Employer

BJC HealthCare

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Missouri

Company

Centene

Revenue

$163.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

St. Louis

Ticker

CNC

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

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State of Missouri

State bird

Eastern Bluebird

State flower

White Hawthorn Blossom

State capital

Jefferson City

Nickname

The Show-Me State

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Lee's Summit, MO17 mi · 107,514
Blue Springs, MO17 mi · 61,632
Overland Park, KS18 mi · 203,677
Lenexa, KS18 mi · 60,506
Olathe, KS22 mi · 150,025

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