Cities / Missouri / Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

510,612 people

Right Now

Weather

78.8°F

Clear

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

Air Quality (PM2.5, Kansas City)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 2.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MCI

16 mi — Kansas City International Airport

Population & People

Population

510,612

Median age

35.8

Median household income

$69,166

Poverty rate

14.6%

Unemployment rate

4.3%

Bachelor's degree+

38.4%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.5%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$242,900

Median gross rent

$1,238/mo

Homeownership rate

55.39%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,358

HUD Fair Market Rent (Jackson County, 14 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

Missouri commercial electricity

10.63¢/kWh

Missouri industrial electricity

8.38¢/kWh

Missouri residential electricity

13.49¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

468469.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

357965.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Missouri

567.45

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Missouri-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 (Missouri energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Missouri economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).