Kansas City, MO Demographics

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Kansas City demographics overview

StatisticKansas CityMissouriNational
Population (2009 est.) 482,299 5,987,580 307,006,550
Population (2000) 441,269 5,595,211 281,421,906
Population growth 9.3% 7.0% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 90.3% 96.0% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 5.5% 1.9% 7.4%
Pct. married 47.8% 55.9% 57.7%
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The Kansas City population was 482,299 in 2009 compared to 441,269 in 2000. The Kansas City, MO population has increased by 9.3% from 2000 to 2009.

In Kansas City, 90.3% of the people speak English and 5.5% of people speak Spanish. In Kansas City, 47.8% of people are married and 94.2% of residents were born in the US.

Kansas City population breakdown by race

RaceKansas CityMissouriNational
White60.84%80.03%70.38%
African American30.75%15.23%14.29%
American Indian0.52%0.45%0.76%
Asian1.90%1.40%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.10%0.07%0.16%
Mixed race2.69%1.79%3.01%
Other race3.21%1.04%6.88%
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In Kansas City, 6.9% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Kansas City age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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