Kansas City, KS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	146,866	100.0

Male	71,769	48.9
Female	75,097	51.1

Under 5 years	11,953	8.1
5 to 9 years	11,868	8.1
10 to 14 years	11,388	7.8
15 to 19 years	11,314	7.7
20 to 24 years	10,975	7.5
25 to 34 years	21,341	14.5
35 to 44 years	21,946	14.9
45 to 54 years	17,717	12.1
55 to 59 years	6,253	4.3
60 to 64 years	5,072	3.5
65 to 74 years	8,973	6.1
75 to 84 years	6,056	4.1
85 years and over	2,010	1.4

Median age (years)	32.3	(X)

18 years and over	104,917	71.4
Male	50,196	34.2
Female	54,721	37.3
21 years and over	98,122	66.8
62 years and over	19,964	13.6
65 years and over	17,039	11.6
Male	6,830	4.7
Female	10,209	7.0

RACE
One race	142,481	97.0
White	81,910	55.8
Black or African American	44,240	30.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,103	0.8
Asian	2,527	1.7
Asian Indian	219	0.1
Chinese	250	0.2
Filipino	107	0.1
Japanese	35	0.0
Korean	134	0.1
Vietnamese	206	0.1
Other Asian ¹	1,576	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	56	0.0
Native Hawaiian	16	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	11	0.0
Samoan	21	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	12,645	8.6
Two or more races	4,385	3.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	85,336	58.1
Black or African American	45,918	31.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,539	1.7
Asian	3,068	2.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	164	0.1
Some other race	14,600	9.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	146,866	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	24,639	16.8
Mexican	20,597	14.0
Puerto Rican	253	0.2
Cuban	178	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	3,611	2.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	122,227	83.2
White alone	71,870	48.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	146,866	100.0
In households	145,518	99.1
Householder	55,500	37.8
Spouse	22,878	15.6
Child	46,705	31.8
Own child under 18 years	35,380	24.1
Other relatives	11,869	8.1
Under 18 years	5,390	3.7
Nonrelatives	8,566	5.8
Unmarried partner	3,159	2.2
In group quarters	1,348	0.9
Institutionalized population	872	0.6
Noninstitutionalized population	476	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	55,500	100.0
Family households (families)	36,226	65.3
With own children under 18 years	18,032	32.5
Married-couple family	22,878	41.2
With own children under 18 years	10,246	18.5
Female householder, no husband present	10,108	18.2
With own children under 18 years	6,176	11.1
Nonfamily households	19,274	34.7
Householder living alone	16,180	29.2
Householder 65 years and over	5,512	9.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	20,826	37.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	12,720	22.9

Average household size	2.62	(X)
Average family size	3.25	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	61,446	100.0
Occupied housing units	55,500	90.3
Vacant housing units	5,946	9.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	202	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	55,500	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	34,422	62.0
Renter-occupied housing units	21,078	38.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.69	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.52	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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