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If you need more in-depth information about Kansas City, please contact our staff.
Contact:
Phone: 816.374.5615.
KC Facts & Figures
Demographics
- Metro population is 2 million
- The annual per household income is $54,521
- Per capita income is $27,922
- Median home price in Kansas City is $135,900
- The average age is 36.2
- 90.0% of KC residents have a high school education
- 32.8% of KC residents have a college degree
View more demographics in the Greater Kansas City Profile. Plus, here are more great statistics on KC.
| Cost of Living Comparison | |||||||
METRO AREA |
median household income | median sales price of existing single-family homes | median rent | cost of living index | Grocery Index | Utilities Index | Trans-portation index |
| Kansas City, MO/KS | $54,521 |
$140,700 |
$763 |
96.7 |
94.5 |
89.6 |
97.5 |
| Boston | $69,334 |
$332,600 |
$1,123 |
130.9 |
117 |
156.6 |
100.7 |
| Denver | $59,007 |
$219,900 |
$876 |
102.9 |
101.4 |
99.3 |
94.3 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | $63,114 |
$177,700 |
$840 |
112.7 |
117 |
100.9 |
101.1 |
| Raleigh-Cary | $59,316 |
$215,400 |
$842 |
101.3 |
108.9 |
100.6 |
99.5 |
| San Francisco & the Bay Area | $73,825 |
$493,300 |
$1,303 |
162.9 |
118.6 |
92.4 |
112.6 |
| Washington D.c. | $85,168 |
$308,600 |
$1,303 |
138.6 |
111 |
101 |
105.6 |
| United States Median | $50,221 |
$172,100 |
$842 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey, National Associaton of Realtors 2009, The Council for Community & Economic Research Annual 2009.
Major Companies
| American Century Investments* | General Motors |
| AMC Theatres* | Great Plains Energy |
| Applebee's International* | H&R Block* |
| Aquila | Hallmark Cards, Inc.* |
| AT&T | Honeywell |
| Bayer CropScience | Inergy LP* |
| Black & Veatch* | JE Dunn Construction* |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe | Kansas City Southern* |
| Burns & McDonnell* | Kauffman Foundation* |
| Cerner Corp.* | LabOne Inc.* |
| DST Systems* | Quintiles |
| Euronet Worldwide Inc.* | Seaboard Corp.* |
| Ferrellgas Partners LP* | Sprint Nextel Corp. |
| Ford Motor Co. | UPS |
| Garmin International* | YRC Worldwide* |
* Headquartered in KC
Major Colleges and Universities
- University of Kansas – Lawrence
- University of Missouri – Columbia
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- University of Kansas-Edwards Campus
- Kansas City Art Institute
- William Jewell College
- Park University
- Rockhurst University
- Webster University
- DeVry University
- Vatterott College
- Avila College
- Mid-America Nazarene University
- Johnson County Community College
- Kansas City, Kan., Community College
- Metroplitan Community Colleges
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