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Kansas City Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 740,364
Land Area (2000): 7,357.329 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 94.739 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,298,536	87.31%
Rural, Farm	19,545	1.31%
Rural, Non-farm	169,162	11.37%

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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	342,018	326,203	15,816	4.62%	46
1991	344,623	327,546	17,077	4.96%	49
1992	350,875	333,737	17,138	4.88%	49
1993	360,159	342,067	18,092	5.02%	51
1994	370,636	353,118	17,518	4.73%	47
1995	370,955	354,842	16,113	4.34%	44
1996	378,518	362,291	16,226	4.29%	43
1997	387,708	373,529	14,179	3.66%	37
1998	395,433	380,107	15,326	3.88%	39
1999	402,429	389,399	13,030	3.24%	32
2000	401,684	386,563	15,121	3.76%	38
2001	405,012	386,063	18,949	4.68%	47
2002	408,905	385,235	23,671	5.79%	58
2003	420,732	394,127	26,605	6.32%	63
2004	426,891	401,395	25,495	5.97%	60
2005	432,843	408,879	23,965	5.54%	55
2006	432,487	411,561	20,926	4.84%	48
2007	438,686	418,550	20,136	4.59%	46
2008	443,734	421,408	22,326	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	337,331	319,551	17,780	5.27%	53
Feb 1990	336,769	320,951	15,818	4.70%	47
Mar 1990	338,682	323,387	15,295	4.52%	45
Apr 1990	336,618	322,680	13,938	4.14%	41
May 1990	337,831	324,426	13,405	3.97%	40
Jun 1990	347,111	332,491	14,620	4.21%	42
Jul 1990	349,877	335,531	14,346	4.10%	41
Aug 1990	346,614	328,692	17,922	5.17%	52
Sep 1990	340,825	325,033	15,792	4.63%	46
Oct 1990	343,081	327,022	16,059	4.68%	47
Nov 1990	345,528	326,657	18,871	5.46%	55
Dec 1990	343,953	328,011	15,942	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	343,152	321,347	21,805	6.35%	64
Feb 1991	343,108	322,110	20,998	6.12%	61
Mar 1991	343,276	324,715	18,561	5.41%	54
Apr 1991	340,780	324,109	16,671	4.89%	49
May 1991	339,895	322,750	17,145	5.04%	50
Jun 1991	351,896	333,637	18,259	5.19%	52
Jul 1991	354,364	337,916	16,448	4.64%	46
Aug 1991	346,209	329,797	16,412	4.74%	47
Sep 1991	341,734	326,626	15,108	4.42%	44
Oct 1991	342,090	327,246	14,844	4.34%	43
Nov 1991	345,471	330,702	14,769	4.28%	43
Dec 1991	343,497	329,595	13,902	4.05%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	345,234	326,666	18,568	5.38%	54
Feb 1992	345,032	328,051	16,981	4.92%	49
Mar 1992	347,584	330,343	17,241	4.96%	50
Apr 1992	346,934	330,895	16,039	4.62%	46
May 1992	348,242	331,031	17,211	4.94%	49
Jun 1992	360,146	341,242	18,904	5.25%	52
Jul 1992	361,307	344,335	16,972	4.70%	47
Aug 1992	355,255	337,881	17,374	4.89%	49
Sep 1992	349,584	332,333	17,251	4.93%	49
Oct 1992	348,945	332,856	16,089	4.61%	46
Nov 1992	350,707	333,354	17,353	4.95%	49
Dec 1992	351,535	335,857	15,678	4.46%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	352,378	332,324	20,054	5.69%	57
Feb 1993	351,998	333,388	18,610	5.29%	53
Mar 1993	352,936	334,279	18,657	5.29%	53
Apr 1993	352,001	334,135	17,866	5.08%	51
May 1993	354,757	336,408	18,349	5.17%	52
Jun 1993	365,821	346,233	19,588	5.35%	54
Jul 1993	372,038	353,986	18,052	4.85%	49
Aug 1993	366,198	348,323	17,875	4.88%	49
Sep 1993	360,179	342,996	17,183	4.77%	48
Oct 1993	363,574	345,589	17,985	4.95%	49
Nov 1993	364,474	347,157	17,317	4.75%	48
Dec 1993	365,552	349,980	15,572	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	364,338	344,224	20,114	5.52%	55
Feb 1994	364,257	345,894	18,363	5.04%	50
Mar 1994	364,345	345,860	18,485	5.07%	51
Apr 1994	365,688	348,955	16,733	4.58%	46
May 1994	365,798	350,710	15,088	4.12%	41
Jun 1994	373,402	357,734	15,668	4.20%	42
Jul 1994	381,538	363,357	18,181	4.77%	48
Aug 1994	376,119	357,215	18,904	5.03%	50
Sep 1994	371,361	352,935	18,426	4.96%	50
Oct 1994	372,309	355,387	16,922	4.55%	45
Nov 1994	374,228	356,677	17,551	4.69%	47
Dec 1994	374,248	358,468	15,780	4.22%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	368,315	348,568	19,747	5.36%	54
Feb 1995	367,142	349,907	17,235	4.69%	47
Mar 1995	367,740	350,840	16,900	4.60%	46
Apr 1995	367,849	351,268	16,581	4.51%	45
May 1995	367,513	350,737	16,776	4.56%	46
Jun 1995	374,590	358,146	16,444	4.39%	44
Jul 1995	381,358	364,824	16,534	4.34%	43
Aug 1995	372,804	357,915	14,889	3.99%	40
Sep 1995	371,103	355,508	15,595	4.20%	42
Oct 1995	370,058	355,360	14,698	3.97%	40
Nov 1995	372,880	358,440	14,440	3.87%	39
Dec 1995	370,112	356,596	13,516	3.65%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	370,189	353,264	16,925	4.57%	46
Feb 1996	370,807	355,251	15,556	4.20%	42
Mar 1996	372,841	356,470	16,371	4.39%	44
Apr 1996	372,388	356,334	16,054	4.31%	43
May 1996	372,912	356,159	16,753	4.49%	45
Jun 1996	383,881	367,047	16,834	4.39%	44
Jul 1996	390,206	372,272	17,934	4.60%	46
Aug 1996	381,433	365,377	16,056	4.21%	42
Sep 1996	379,366	363,398	15,968	4.21%	42
Oct 1996	382,033	366,248	15,785	4.13%	41
Nov 1996	383,568	367,146	16,422	4.28%	43
Dec 1996	382,587	368,529	14,058	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	384,424	366,131	18,293	4.76%	48
Feb 1997	383,487	367,660	15,827	4.13%	41
Mar 1997	385,444	370,536	14,908	3.87%	39
Apr 1997	382,898	369,753	13,145	3.43%	34
May 1997	383,144	369,774	13,370	3.49%	35
Jun 1997	392,675	378,487	14,188	3.61%	36
Jul 1997	397,045	383,015	14,030	3.53%	35
Aug 1997	392,240	378,914	13,326	3.40%	34
Sep 1997	386,361	372,415	13,946	3.61%	36
Oct 1997	386,248	372,890	13,358	3.46%	35
Nov 1997	390,087	376,964	13,123	3.36%	34
Dec 1997	388,448	375,810	12,638	3.25%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	391,675	374,955	16,720	4.27%	43
Feb 1998	390,811	376,655	14,156	3.62%	36
Mar 1998	392,355	375,853	16,502	4.21%	42
Apr 1998	390,148	376,706	13,442	3.45%	34
May 1998	390,119	375,587	14,532	3.73%	37
Jun 1998	399,786	382,817	16,969	4.24%	42
Jul 1998	404,897	385,266	19,631	4.85%	48
Aug 1998	398,041	382,606	15,435	3.88%	39
Sep 1998	394,959	380,005	14,954	3.79%	38
Oct 1998	396,677	381,732	14,945	3.77%	38
Nov 1998	398,098	383,629	14,469	3.63%	36
Dec 1998	397,635	385,477	12,158	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	398,567	383,641	14,926	3.74%	37
Feb 1999	397,657	384,467	13,190	3.32%	33
Mar 1999	399,258	385,969	13,289	3.33%	33
Apr 1999	399,360	387,154	12,206	3.06%	31
May 1999	399,091	386,972	12,119	3.04%	30
Jun 1999	407,563	393,726	13,837	3.40%	34
Jul 1999	409,960	395,030	14,930	3.64%	36
Aug 1999	404,708	391,683	13,025	3.22%	32
Sep 1999	400,394	387,265	13,129	3.28%	33
Oct 1999	402,146	390,436	11,710	2.91%	29
Nov 1999	405,827	392,785	13,042	3.21%	32
Dec 1999	404,615	393,657	10,958	2.71%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	401,779	386,810	14,969	3.73%	37
Feb 2000	402,521	387,837	14,684	3.65%	36
Mar 2000	405,999	389,970	16,029	3.95%	39
Apr 2000	405,638	390,750	14,888	3.67%	37
May 2000	398,738	383,782	14,956	3.75%	38
Jun 2000	403,347	388,279	15,068	3.74%	37
Jul 2000	402,423	387,107	15,316	3.81%	38
Aug 2000	399,173	383,387	15,786	3.95%	40
Sep 2000	397,674	381,911	15,763	3.96%	40
Oct 2000	400,783	385,108	15,675	3.91%	39
Nov 2000	400,485	385,984	14,501	3.62%	36
Dec 2000	401,645	387,829	13,816	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	408,067	386,555	21,512	5.27%	53
Feb 2001	406,948	388,797	18,151	4.46%	45
Mar 2001	406,387	388,563	17,824	4.39%	44
Apr 2001	404,889	387,668	17,221	4.25%	43
May 2001	400,955	384,357	16,598	4.14%	41
Jun 2001	406,665	388,423	18,242	4.49%	45
Jul 2001	407,592	388,587	19,005	4.66%	47
Aug 2001	403,495	383,533	19,962	4.95%	49
Sep 2001	402,783	383,627	19,156	4.76%	48
Oct 2001	403,134	383,521	19,613	4.87%	49
Nov 2001	404,930	383,968	20,962	5.18%	52
Dec 2001	404,297	385,158	19,139	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	408,413	378,995	29,418	7.20%	72
Feb 2002	406,844	382,899	23,945	5.89%	59
Mar 2002	407,178	383,343	23,835	5.85%	59
Apr 2002	408,034	385,209	22,825	5.59%	56
May 2002	404,747	382,343	22,404	5.54%	55
Jun 2002	412,308	388,024	24,284	5.89%	59
Jul 2002	415,032	388,085	26,947	6.49%	65
Aug 2002	407,791	384,940	22,851	5.60%	56
Sep 2002	407,509	385,983	21,526	5.28%	53
Oct 2002	409,532	386,644	22,888	5.59%	56
Nov 2002	409,735	387,039	22,696	5.54%	55
Dec 2002	409,738	389,310	20,428	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	418,336	391,073	27,263	6.52%	65
Feb 2003	418,620	392,087	26,533	6.34%	63
Mar 2003	417,561	391,514	26,047	6.24%	62
Apr 2003	420,310	394,181	26,129	6.22%	62
May 2003	416,271	389,183	27,088	6.51%	65
Jun 2003	426,510	396,377	30,133	7.07%	71
Jul 2003	427,821	398,095	29,726	6.95%	69
Aug 2003	421,444	395,065	26,379	6.26%	63
Sep 2003	418,179	392,749	25,430	6.08%	61
Oct 2003	420,610	395,319	25,291	6.01%	60
Nov 2003	421,834	396,888	24,946	5.91%	59
Dec 2003	421,287	396,995	24,292	5.77%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	419,360	390,690	28,670	6.84%	68
Feb 2004	419,451	392,054	27,397	6.53%	65
Mar 2004	420,482	393,891	26,591	6.32%	63
Apr 2004	426,837	403,317	23,520	5.51%	55
May 2004	427,047	401,698	25,349	5.94%	59
Jun 2004	432,780	405,227	27,553	6.37%	64
Jul 2004	431,689	404,392	27,297	6.32%	63
Aug 2004	425,379	400,131	25,248	5.94%	59
Sep 2004	424,390	400,519	23,871	5.62%	56
Oct 2004	432,114	408,734	23,380	5.41%	54
Nov 2004	434,298	410,218	24,080	5.54%	55
Dec 2004	428,863	405,874	22,989	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	429,291	401,760	27,531	6.41%	64
Feb 2005	429,542	403,610	25,932	6.04%	60
Mar 2005	429,864	404,878	24,986	5.81%	58
Apr 2005	432,381	409,974	22,407	5.18%	52
May 2005	431,949	408,090	23,859	5.52%	55
Jun 2005	438,904	412,591	26,313	6.00%	60
Jul 2005	440,247	414,680	25,567	5.81%	58
Aug 2005	433,992	411,160	22,832	5.26%	53
Sep 2005	429,801	408,053	21,748	5.06%	51
Oct 2005	432,335	410,645	21,690	5.02%	50
Nov 2005	433,799	410,358	23,441	5.40%	54
Dec 2005	432,015	410,747	21,268	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	427,844	404,712	23,132	5.41%	54
Feb 2006	428,244	405,063	23,181	5.41%	54
Mar 2006	427,985	406,670	21,315	4.98%	50
Apr 2006	430,296	411,726	18,570	4.32%	43
May 2006	429,469	409,402	20,067	4.67%	47
Jun 2006	435,715	412,917	22,798	5.23%	52
Jul 2006	439,886	416,745	23,141	5.26%	53
Aug 2006	435,905	413,862	22,043	5.06%	51
Sep 2006	429,203	409,926	19,277	4.49%	45
Oct 2006	432,784	414,038	18,746	4.33%	43
Nov 2006	437,904	417,199	20,705	4.73%	47
Dec 2006	434,607	416,466	18,141	4.17%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	435,502	413,795	21,707	4.98%	50
Feb 2007	435,847	413,719	22,128	5.08%	51
Mar 2007	434,255	414,811	19,444	4.48%	45
Apr 2007	435,545	418,230	17,315	3.98%	40
May 2007	434,832	415,738	19,094	4.39%	44
Jun 2007	441,233	419,559	21,674	4.91%	49
Jul 2007	446,503	424,733	21,770	4.88%	49
Aug 2007	440,759	420,176	20,583	4.67%	47
Sep 2007	436,709	416,586	20,123	4.61%	46
Oct 2007	440,302	421,910	18,392	4.18%	42
Nov 2007	443,427	423,969	19,458	4.39%	44
Dec 2007	439,318	419,378	19,940	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	439,324	418,019	21,305	4.85%	48
Feb 2008	437,835	417,499	20,336	4.64%	46
Mar 2008	440,633	418,115	22,518	5.11%	51
Apr 2008	441,663	423,255	18,408	4.17%	42
May 2008	442,924	421,760	21,164	4.78%	48
Jun 2008	450,183	427,234	22,949	5.10%	51
Jul 2008	451,947	427,136	24,811	5.49%	55
Aug 2008	446,184	421,521	24,663	5.53%	55
Sep 2008	442,917	418,135	24,782	5.60%	56
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Kansas City Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	44,378	11.14%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	36,162	9.08%
3.	Finance and Insurance	22,486	5.64%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	18,050	4.53%
5.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	17,488	4.39%
6.	Public Administration	17,458	4.38%
7.	Health Care	17,156	4.31%
8.	Educational Services	16,294	4.09%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	13,632	3.42%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	8,620	2.16%
11.	Truck Transportation	7,808	1.96%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	7,504	1.88%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	7,398	1.86%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	7,278	1.83%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	7,268	1.82%
16.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	6,956	1.75%
17.	Other Transportation	6,470	1.62%
18.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	5,664	1.42%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	5,518	1.39%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	5,356	1.34%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	51,778	14.68%
2.	Educational Services	43,164	12.24%
3.	Finance and Insurance	28,562	8.10%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	25,666	7.28%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	19,118	5.42%
6.	Social Assistance	14,404	4.08%
7.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	13,798	3.91%
8.	Public Administration	12,826	3.64%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	10,826	3.07%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	9,306	2.64%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	7,618	2.16%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	7,218	2.05%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	6,854	1.94%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	6,114	1.73%
15.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	5,400	1.53%
16.	Construction	5,294	1.50%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	4,918	1.39%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,750	1.35%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	3,622	1.03%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	3,158	0.90%

Kansas City Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	20,788	5.22%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	20,290	5.09%
3.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	20,094	5.04%
4.	Computer Specialists	19,616	4.92%
5.	Top Executives	13,828	3.47%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	13,724	3.44%
7.	Other Production Occupations	13,398	3.36%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	12,530	3.15%
9.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	12,522	3.14%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	11,408	2.86%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	10,840	2.72%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	10,820	2.72%
13.	Engineers	10,562	2.65%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	10,040	2.52%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	8,782	2.20%
16.	Other Construction Trades	8,660	2.17%
17.	Carpenters	7,192	1.81%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	7,176	1.80%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	7,064	1.77%
20.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	6,818	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	22,836	6.47%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	19,364	5.49%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	17,980	5.10%
4.	Registered Nurses	14,428	4.09%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	14,176	4.02%
6.	Other Management Occupations	14,032	3.98%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	13,132	3.72%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	11,704	3.32%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	11,536	3.27%
10.	Business Operations Specialists	10,792	3.06%
11.	Child Care Workers	8,742	2.48%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	8,736	2.48%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	8,534	2.42%
14.	Accountants and Auditors	8,234	2.33%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	7,960	2.26%
16.	Cashiers	7,664	2.17%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	7,608	2.16%
18.	Other Production Occupations	7,436	2.11%
19.	Computer Specialists	7,344	2.08%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	6,596	1.87%

Kansas City Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	685,648	60.89%
15-35 hours	134,471	11.94%
1-14 hours	38,581	3.43%
No regular hours	267,313	23.74%

Kansas City Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	16,185	2.25%
5 AM-5:29 AM	13,587	1.89%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	25,406	3.54%
6 AM-6:29 AM	53,569	7.46%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	80,078	11.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM	128,594	17.91%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	141,877	19.76%
8 AM-8:29 AM	84,354	11.75%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	35,073	4.89%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	34,487	4.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	14,044	1.96%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	6,083	0.85%
Noon-3:59 PM	40,655	5.66%
4 PM-11:59 PM	43,952	6.12%

Kansas City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	21,248	2.96%
5-9	78,880	10.99%
10-14	121,892	16.98%
15-19	135,772	18.91%
20-24	127,317	17.73%
25-29	54,412	7.58%
30-34	90,977	12.67%
35-39	17,984	2.50%
40-44	17,047	2.37%
45-59	30,374	4.23%
60-89	13,779	1.92%
At least 90	8,262	1.15%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,586	0.22%	537,935	74.93%
30-44	1,280	0.18%	124,728	17.37%
45-59	318	0.04%	30,056	4.19%
At least 60	966	0.13%	21,075	2.94%

Kansas City Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	576	0.08%
Car / truck / van, carpool	71,984	9.61%
Car / truck / van, solo	627,978	83.86%
Motorcycle	556	0.07%
Other	4,023	0.54%
Public transportation	4,150	0.55%
Walked	8,677	1.16%
Worked at home	30,934	4.13%

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
: 562,192 (1,451,310 people)
: 393,098 (1,224,708 people)
: 184,403
: 703,181
Kansas City Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	32,683	5.79%
$10,000-$14,999	23,701	4.20%
$15,000-$19,999	25,236	4.47%
$20,000-$24,999	29,417	5.21%
$25,000-$29,999	32,890	5.82%
$30,000-$34,999	33,287	5.89%
$35,000-$39,999	32,457	5.75%
$40,000-$44,999	32,356	5.73%
$45,000-$49,999	29,339	5.19%
$50,000-$59,999	55,091	9.75%
$60,000-$74,999	70,844	12.54%
$75,000-$99,999	74,550	13.20%
$100,000-$124,999	38,568	6.83%
$125,000-$149,999	19,081	3.38%
$150,000-$199,999	16,925	3.00%
$200,000 or more	18,364	3.25%

Kansas City Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	70,472	25.08%
Family, 2 people	80,038	28.49%
Nonfamily, 2 people	12,484	4.44%
Family, 3 people	44,223	15.74%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,887	0.67%
Family, 4 people	42,506	15.13%
Nonfamily, 4 people	536	0.19%
Family, 5 people	19,036	6.78%
Nonfamily, 5 people	192	0.07%
Family, 6 people	6,249	2.22%
Nonfamily, 6 people	72	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	3,213	1.14%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	57	0.02%

Kansas City Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	481,675	30.79%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	239,912	15.33%
Public Assistance	10,757	0.69%
Retirement	83,915	5.36%
Self Employment	74,005	4.73%
Social Security	123,369	7.89%
Supplemental Security	14,480	0.93%
Wage / Salary	468,065	29.92%
Other	68,388	4.37%

Kansas City Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	163,814	50.91%
With children under 18	157,984	49.09%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	51,947	9.31%
Married	347,640	62.33%
Never Married	146,921	26.34%
Widowed	11,269	2.02%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	67,534	11.44%
Married	345,379	58.49%
Never Married	125,775	21.30%
Widowed	51,792	8.77%

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	39,151	3.62%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	95,562	8.83%
High school diploma or equivalent	267,829	24.75%
Some college, no degree	259,490	23.98%
Associate degree	64,152	5.93%
Bachelors degree	238,454	22.04%
Graduate or professional degree	117,505	10.86%

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	15,888	2.15%	18,229	2.46%	34,117	4.61%
Kindergarten	18,506	2.50%	4,326	0.58%	22,832	3.08%
Grades 1-4	80,019	10.81%	13,047	1.76%	93,066	12.57%
Grades 5-8	79,878	10.79%	11,206	1.51%	91,084	12.30%
Grades 9-12	78,607	10.62%	10,238	1.38%	88,845	12.00%
Undergrad college	44,779	6.05%	11,452	1.55%	56,231	7.60%
Graduate or professional school	13,596	1.84%	5,801	0.78%	19,397	2.62%
Total	331,273	44.74%	74,299	10.04%	405,572	54.78%

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 Business Information Back to top
Kansas City Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	5,597	5,317
2002	5,357	4,820
2003	5,669	4,729
2004	5,484	4,865

Kansas City Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. 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	1,356,993	93.16%
Below Poverty Level	99,619	6.84%

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
: 6,075
Kansas City Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2004	3.943	0.405	0.079	1.466	5.893	0.000	8.192	33.161	5.966	47.319
2005	4.073	0.388	0.098	1.586	6.146	0.000	8.573	31.666	6.508	46.746

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	111,943	15.12%
10-19 Years	109,019	14.73%
20-29 Years	94,874	12.81%
30-39 Years	119,943	16.20%
40-49 Years	119,341	16.12%
50-59 Years	81,385	10.99%
60-69 Years	46,061	6.22%
70-79 Years	36,355	4.91%
80-89 Years	17,786	2.40%
90+ Years	3,657	0.49%

Kansas City Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	365,011	49.30%
Female	375,353	50.70%

Kansas City Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	598,708	80.87%
African-American	63,687	8.60%
Hispanic/Latino	47,022	6.35%
Asian	16,072	2.17%
Multiracial	10,726	1.45%
Amerindian	3,038	0.41%
Other Race	827	0.11%
Pacific Islander	284	0.04%

Kansas City Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	360,501	28.29%
2.	Irish	210,502	16.52%
3.	English	178,014	13.97%
4.	United States Or American	106,349	8.35%
5.	French Non-Basque	44,769	3.51%
6.	Italian	41,526	3.26%
7.	Swedish	33,671	2.64%
8.	Scottish	33,457	2.63%
9.	Scotch Irish	32,038	2.51%
10.	Polish	31,246	2.45%

Kansas City Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,251,072	90.90%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	72,130	5.24%
3.	German	5,807	0.42%
4.	Chinese	5,168	0.38%
5.	French	4,858	0.35%
6.	Korean	2,974	0.22%
7.	Russian	2,964	0.22%
8.	Vietnamese	2,890	0.21%
9.	Other Asian	2,558	0.19%
10.	Laotian	2,020	0.15%

Kansas City Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,401,464	94.23%
Naturalized immigrant	30,038	2.02%
Not a citizen	55,741	3.75%

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

Franklin County	Leavenworth County	Miami County
Johnson County	Linn County	Wyandotte County

Kansas City Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alexandria	Lake Quivira	Peoria
Appanoose	Lane	Pleasanton
Aubry	Lansing	Pomona
Basehor	Leavenworth	Potosi
Blue Mound	Leawood	Pottawatomie
Bonner Springs	Lenexa	Prairie Village
Bucyrus	Lexington	Prescott
Centerville	Liberty	Princeton
Centropolis	Lincoln	Rantoul
Clearview City	Linn Valley	Reno
Countryside	Linwood	Richland
Cutler	Louisburg	Richmond
De Soto	Marysville	Roeland Park
Delaware	McCamish	Scott
Easton	Merriam	Shawnee
Edgerton	Miami	Shawnee Mission
Edwardsville	Middle Creek	Sheridan
Fairmount	Mission	Sherman
Fairway	Monticello	Spring Hill
Fontana	Mound	Stanton
Fort Leavenworth	Mound City	Stilwell
Franklin	New Century	Stranger
Gardner	Ohio	Sugar Creek
Greenwood	Olathe	Ten Mile
Harrison	Osage	Tonganoxie
Hayes	Osawatomie	Valley
High Prairie	Ottawa	Wea
Hillsdale	Overland Park	Wellsville
Homewood	Oxford	Westwood
Kansas City	Paola	Williamsburg
Kickapoo	Paris
Lacygne	Parker

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Johnson County (451,086)	Leavenworth County (68,691)	Franklin County (24,784)
Wyandotte County (157,882)	Miami County (28,351)	Linn County (9,570)

Overland Park (149,080)	Basehor (2,238)	Blue Mound (500)
Kansas City (146,866)	Delaware (2,195)	Paris (494)
Olathe (94,149)	Westwood (1,911)	Homewood (493)
Shawnee (48,501)	Wea (1,836)	Greenwood (474)
Lenexa (40,238)	High Prairie (1,768)	Sugar Creek (449)
Leavenworth (35,420)	Kickapoo (1,760)	Lane (393)
Leawood (27,656)	Middle Creek (1,649)	Linwood (374)
Mission (23,412)	Wellsville (1,606)	Princeton (317)
Prairie Village (22,072)	Edgerton (1,440)	Countryside (295)
Ottawa (12,838)	Mound City (1,421)	Appanoose (293)
Gardner (11,539)	Lexington (1,398)	Prescott (280)
Merriam (11,008)	Pleasanton (1,387)	Rantoul (241)
Lansing (9,199)	Stanton (1,374)	Fontana (149)
Roeland Park (6,817)	Richmond (1,350)	New Century
Bonner Springs (6,768)	Mound (1,345)	Shawnee Mission
Paola (6,111)	Hayes (1,329)	Clearview City
Aubry (5,440)	Ten Mile (1,259)	Osage
Osawatomie (5,439)	Easton (1,245)	Scott
Richland (5,262)	Harrison (1,225)	Monticello
Tonganoxie (5,058)	Pomona (1,174)	Lincoln
Sherman (4,832)	Lacygne (1,115)	Centerville
Spring Hill (4,786)	Centropolis (997)	Ohio
De Soto (4,561)	Pottawatomie (992)	Reno
Fairmount (4,321)	Lake Quivira (932)	Parker
Liberty (4,259)	McCamish (878)	Stilwell
Edwardsville (4,146)	Alexandria (859)	Hillsdale
Fairway (3,952)	Potosi (693)	Bucyrus
Valley (3,575)	Williamsburg (672)	Sheridan
Oxford (3,423)	Peoria (626)	Fort Leavenworth
Louisburg (2,900)	Cutler (615)	Marysville
Franklin (2,844)	Miami (591)
Stranger (2,245)	Linn Valley (562)