Cities / Kansas / Kansas City

Kansas City, KS

155,135 people

Right Now

Weather

78.8°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Cloudy then Scattered Rain Showers, high 81°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Topeka)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 58.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MCI

14 mi — Kansas City International Airport

Population & People

Population

155,135

Median age

33.9

Median household income

$62,401

Poverty rate

16.0%

Unemployment rate

5.8%

Bachelor's degree+

20.8%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

35.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$167,400

Median gross rent

$1,123/mo

Homeownership rate

60.92%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,358

HUD Fair Market Rent (Wyandotte County, 7 mi from Kansas City), 2026. Efficiency $1095, 1BR $1197, 2BR $1358, 3BR $1769, 4BR $2103. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kansas commercial electricity

11.35¢/kWh

Kansas industrial electricity

8.03¢/kWh

Kansas residential electricity

14.56¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

241378.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

185144

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kansas

481.32

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: FRED, Kansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

Des Moines International Airport

175 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).