Raytown, Missouri demographics

Raytown, MO demographics: median age 40.9; 22.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Raytown city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2960788. The survey estimates a population of 29,445 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Raytown is 40.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 12,492 households (±461). 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	40.9 ±2.0	39.0 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Under 18	6,136 ±776	20.8% ±2.6 pp	22.3%	22.0%
18–34	6,411 ±740	21.8% ±2.5 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	11,339 ±950	38.5% ±3.2 pp	37.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,559 ±629	18.9% ±2.1 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Male	14,313 ±605	48.6% ±2.1 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	15,132 ±606	51.4% ±2.1 pp	50.7%	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: 29,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
White alone	14,201 ±917	48.2% ±3.1 pp	77.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	10,844 ±1,023	36.8% ±3.5 pp	11.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	353 ±337 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	539 ±245	1.8% ±0.8 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,493 ±850	11.9% ±2.9 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,338 ±1,060	89.4% ±3.6 pp	94.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,107 ±1,062	10.6% ±3.6 pp	5.2%	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: 12,492
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,014 ±450	32.1% ±3.4 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	774 ±246	6.2% ±2.0 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,496 ±368	20.0% ±2.9 pp	11.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,169 ±658	33.4% ±5.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,039 ±300	8.3% ±2.4 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,492
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,261 ±304	26.1% ±2.2 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,231 ±563	73.9% ±3.6 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,492
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,169 ±658	33.4% ±5.1 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,208 ±542	33.7% ±4.2 pp	35.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,744 ±396	14.0% ±3.1 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,660 ±313	13.3% ±2.5 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	532 ±167	4.3% ±1.3 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	126 ±108 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	53 ±52 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	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: 29,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Native	28,302 ±450	96.1% ±1.5 pp	95.5%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,143 ±450	3.9% ±1.5 pp	4.5%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 27,653
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
English only	25,658 ±862	92.8% ±2.8 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	1,652 ±761	6.0% ±2.8 pp	2.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	85 ±132 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	49 ±52 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	9 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	34 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	10 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	36 ±56 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	33 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	87 ±115 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	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: 21,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,699 ±382	8.1% ±1.8 pp	8.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,407 ±807	35.1% ±3.7 pp	30.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,761 ±877	27.3% ±4.1 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,575 ±338	7.5% ±1.6 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,290 ±449	15.6% ±2.1 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,349 ±288	6.4% ±1.4 pp	12.6%	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: 29,000
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Same house	26,876 ±544	92.7% ±1.7 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,152 ±336	4.0% ±1.2 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	204 ±110 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	754 ±378 · low precision	2.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	14 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	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

11.2% of Raytown residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% 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	Raytown	Missouri	U.S.	Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.2% ±2.4 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±2.1 pp	89.3%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.5% ±1.8 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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