Kansas City, MO Economic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over340,707100.0
In labor force226,57966.5
Civilian labor force
226,24266.4
Employed
212,01662.2
Unemployed
14,2264.2
Percent of civilian labor force
6.3(X)
Armed Forces
3370.1
Not in labor force114,12833.5
Females 16 years and over179,442100.0
In labor force110,05661.3
Civilian labor force
110,01861.3
Employed
103,33457.6
Own children under 6 years34,923100.0
All parents in family in labor force22,18663.5
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over208,554100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone164,21378.7
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled24,65311.8
Public transportation (including taxicab)7,9603.8
Walked4,7312.3
Other means1,6410.8
Worked at home5,3562.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.9(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over212,016100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations72,33034.1
Service occupations34,42316.2
Sales and office occupations60,73528.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations2150.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations16,7167.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations27,59713.0
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining7770.4
Construction11,2375.3
Manufacturing21,42410.1
Wholesale trade8,3633.9
Retail trade22,60910.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities13,4616.3
Information10,0174.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing19,3149.1
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services22,96110.8
Educational, health and social services38,79318.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services19,9259.4
Other services (except public administration)11,0895.2
Public administration12,0465.7
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers173,00281.6
Government workers27,95013.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business10,6465.0
Unpaid family workers4180.2
INCOME IN 1999
Households184,028100.0
Less than $10,00021,38511.6
$10,000 to $14,99911,7456.4
$15,000 to $24,99926,32514.3
$25,000 to $34,99927,11014.7
$35,000 to $49,99931,73117.2
$50,000 to $74,99934,35418.7
$75,000 to $99,99916,0378.7
$100,000 to $149,99910,3305.6
$150,000 to $199,9992,2131.2
$200,000 or more2,7981.5
Median household income (dollars)37,198(X)
With earnings149,22781.1
Mean earnings (dollars)
49,267(X)
With Social Security income42,68623.2
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,156(X)
With Supplemental Security Income8,0414.4
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,202(X)
With public assistance income7,4424.0
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,721(X)
With retirement income27,32214.8
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,359(X)
Families108,475100.0
Less than $10,0008,2807.6
$10,000 to $14,9994,7594.4
$15,000 to $24,99912,54411.6
$25,000 to $34,99914,29913.2
$35,000 to $49,99919,17717.7
$50,000 to $74,99924,65422.7
$75,000 to $99,99912,61111.6
$100,000 to $149,9998,1037.5
$150,000 to $199,9991,8231.7
$200,000 or more2,2252.1
Median family income (dollars)46,012(X)
Per capita income (dollars)20,753(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers35,132(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers27,548(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families12,032(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)11.1
With related children under 18 years9,847(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)16.9
With related children under 5 years
5,053(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)20.2
Families with female householder, no husband present7,824(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)27.2
With related children under 18 years7,121(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)34.0
With related children under 5 years
3,623(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)44.9
Individuals61,958(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.3
18 years and over39,429(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)12.2
65 years and over
5,190(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)10.5
Related children under 18 years21,911(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)20.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
15,161(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)19.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over21,213(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)20.8
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

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