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Kansas City, KS Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kansas City is $18,425, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Kansas City median household income is $38,073, which has grown by 15.33% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.69% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kansas City residents spend 21.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #503

Kansas City, KS	18,425 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kansas City, KS	24,560 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kansas City, KS	26,883 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kansas City, KS	21,634 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #436

Kansas City, KS	38,073 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kansas City, KS	48,462 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #475

Kansas City, KS	15.33%
Kansas	27.69%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kansas City, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.71%	$6,949, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.50%	$16,865, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.98%	$3,150, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.97%	$17,454, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kansas City, KS	45,174 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kansas City, KS	55,128 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$42,866, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$30,301, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,958, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Asian	$34,835, see rank	$60,287	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,491, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$21,944, see rank	$60,278	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,763, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,640, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$23,151, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,890, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,626, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$32,134, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	109,895, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	53,627, 48.80%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	37,990, 70.84%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	84, 0.16%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	37,906, 70.68%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	33,054, 87.20%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,852, 12.80%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,637, 29.16%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	56,268, 51.20%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	34,263, 60.89%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.01%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	34,256, 60.88%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,935, 87.39%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,321, 12.61%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	22,005, 39.11%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	61,944, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	49,769, 80.35%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,703, 14.05%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	793, 1.28%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	1,021, 1.65%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	556, 0.90%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,102, 1.78%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kansas City, KS	21.2 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	62,989	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	33,054, 52.48%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,796, 17.53%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,148, 18.60%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,892, 14.80%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	256, 0.77%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,332, 16.13%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,844, 26.76%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	29,935, 47.52%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,490, 28.36%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,384, 24.67%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,345, 34.56%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22, 0.07%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	82, 0.27%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,504, 11.71%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	62,989, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	497, 0.79%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	5,989, 9.51%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,808, 12.40%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,000, 3.18%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,498, 10.32%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,080, 6.48%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	947, 1.50%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,448, 5.47%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,043, 11.18%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,721, 20.20%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,101, 9.69%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,282, 5.21%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,575, 4.09%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kansas City, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	37,105	25.39%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7,135	20.68%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.