Kansas City, Kansas demographics

Kansas City, KS demographics: median age 33.9; 20.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kansas City city, Kansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 2036000. The survey estimates a population of 155,135 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kansas City is 33.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 57,016 households (±553). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.9 ±0.4	37.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 155,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Under 18	42,751 ±1,028	27.6% ±0.7 pp	23.8%	22.0%
18–34	37,102 ±773	23.9% ±0.5 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	54,817 ±1,221	35.3% ±0.8 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	20,465 ±900	13.2% ±0.6 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 155,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Male	77,901 ±324	50.2% ±0.2 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	77,234 ±320	49.8% ±0.2 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 155,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
White alone	60,530 ±1,260	39.0% ±0.8 pp	76.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	30,441 ±955	19.6% ±0.6 pp	5.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2,858 ±754	1.8% ±0.5 pp	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone	8,352 ±544	5.4% ±0.4 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	339 ±121	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	24,892 ±1,542	16.0% ±1.0 pp	4.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	27,723 ±1,886	17.9% ±1.2 pp	10.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 155,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	99,734 ±492	64.3% ±0.3 pp	86.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	55,401 ±489	35.7% ±0.3 pp	13.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 57,016
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	22,021 ±803	38.6% ±1.4 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,290 ±536	7.5% ±0.9 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	9,899 ±714	17.4% ±1.2 pp	9.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	17,125 ±865	30.0% ±1.5 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,681 ±381	6.5% ±0.7 pp	6.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 57,016
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	19,727 ±761	34.6% ±1.3 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	37,289 ±869	65.4% ±1.4 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 57,016
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	17,125 ±865	30.0% ±1.5 pp	30.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	17,245 ±925	30.2% ±1.6 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	8,990 ±659	15.8% ±1.1 pp	13.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	6,267 ±551	11.0% ±1.0 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,145 ±422	7.3% ±0.7 pp	5.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,940 ±377	3.4% ±0.7 pp	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,304 ±249	2.3% ±0.4 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 155,135
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Native	125,978 ±1,429	81.2% ±0.9 pp	92.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	29,157 ±1,429	18.8% ±0.9 pp	7.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 143,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
English only	95,678 ±1,609	66.6% ±1.1 pp	87.9%	77.7%
Spanish	39,054 ±1,350	27.2% ±0.9 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	319 ±175 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	203 ±118 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	220 ±127 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	959 ±325	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	105 ±105 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	230 ±158 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	449 ±236 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	228 ±145 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	4,836 ±705	3.4% ±0.5 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	126 ±70 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,361 ±436	0.9% ±0.3 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 98,160
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	18,226 ±1,193	18.6% ±1.2 pp	8.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	31,069 ±1,240	31.7% ±1.3 pp	25.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	20,115 ±1,108	20.5% ±1.1 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	8,296 ±792	8.5% ±0.8 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	12,688 ±926	12.9% ±0.9 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,766 ±621	7.9% ±0.6 pp	13.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 152,591
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kansas	U.S.
Same house	133,465 ±1,880	87.5% ±1.2 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	9,308 ±1,367	6.1% ±0.9 pp	7.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,085 ±697	2.7% ±0.5 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,796 ±885	3.1% ±0.6 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	937 ±310	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

17.8% of Kansas City residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Kansas and 8.4% nationally. 88.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kansas City	Kansas	U.S.	Compared with Kansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	17.8% ±0.9 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.6% ±0.9 pp	90.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±0.5 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kansas City . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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