Raytown, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Raytown	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$45,326	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$83,161	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$101,430	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,745	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,737	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,204	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.7%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Raytown is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Raytown is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Raytown is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Raytown is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,435 $83,161 $166,322

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Raytown median earnings by income bracket

Raytown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.2%	16.2%
Manufacturing sector	13.5%	13.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	15.3%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.2%	15.2%
Education, health & social services	7.2%	7.2%
Other	24.5%	24.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mission Hills, KS	3,665	$373,332	359.0%
Mission Woods, KS	189	$373,170	358.8%
Loch Lloyd, MO	687	$247,026	203.7%
Westwood Hills, KS	483	$246,281	202.8%
Leawood, KS	35,495	$233,909	187.6%
Raytown, MO	30,162	$83,161	2.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Maryville, TN	30,172	$96,964	19.2%
O'Fallon, IL	30,151	$132,987	63.5%
Southgate, MI	30,149	$87,800	8.0%
SeaTac, WA	30,186	$96,581	18.7%
Oak Park, MI	30,129	$79,279	2.5%
Raytown, MO	30,162	$83,161	2.2%

Source: The Raytown, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.