Language Spoken At Home in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 425,689 | 100% |
English only | 374,906 | 88.1% |
Language other than English | 50,783 | 11.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 22,409 | 5.3% |
Spanish | 29,965 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,717 | 3.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,114 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,079 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,372 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,416 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 5,332 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,197 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 459,772 | 100% |
American | 50,597 | 11.0% |
Arab | 2,031 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,889 | 0.4% |
Danish | 2,232 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 6,434 | 1.4% |
English | 36,065 | 7.8% |
French (except Basque) | 10,540 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 961 | 0.2% |
German | 79,787 | 17.4% |
Greek | 1,323 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,074 | 0.2% |
Irish | 53,308 | 11.6% |
Italian | 15,539 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 399 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 3,935 | 0.9% |
Polish | 6,074 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 500 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,103 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,291 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 7,777 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 286 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 8,340 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 6,243 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 1,433 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 476 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 2,841 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,574 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 192,048 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 109,462 | 57.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 51,426 | 26.8% |
Married-couple family | 69,452 | 36.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 27,772 | 14.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8,857 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,880 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 31,153 | 16.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,774 | 9.8% |
Nonfamily households | 82,586 | 43.0% |
Householder living alone | 69,113 | 36.0% |
65 years and over | 17,502 | 9.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 57,200 | 29.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 38,586 | 20.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 451,607 | 100% |
Householder | 192,048 | 42.5% |
Spouse | 69,543 | 15.4% |
Child | 132,612 | 29.4% |
Other relatives | 27,351 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 30,053 | 6.7% |
Unmarried partner | 12,263 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 174,387 | 100% |
Never married | 70,625 | 40.5% |
Now married, except separated | 75,281 | 43.2% |
Separated | 3,873 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 4,233 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 20,375 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 192,059 | 100% |
Never married | 67,946 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 74,535 | 38.8% |
Separated | 5,680 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 16,461 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 27,437 | 14.3% |
Fertility in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 7,230 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,236 | 44.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,922 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,321 | 41.9% |
Less than 1 year | 553 | 7.0% |
1 or 2 years | 843 | 10.6% |
3 or 4 years | 669 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 1,256 | 15.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,321 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,279 | 68.6% |
Who are married | 1,966 | 59.2% |
School Enrollment in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 119,050 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,888 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 6,699 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 46,041 | 38.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 23,303 | 19.6% |
College or graduate school | 35,119 | 29.5% |
Educational Attainment in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 304,715 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 12,323 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 26,952 | 8.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 79,615 | 26.1% |
Some college, no degree | 71,338 | 23.4% |
Associate's degree | 20,304 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 58,609 | 19.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 35,574 | 11.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.9% |
Veteran Status in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 348,525 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 32,374 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 455,187 | 100% |
With a disability | 55,678 | 12.2% |
Under 18 years | 110,426 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,479 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 294,613 | 100% |
With a disability | 32,369 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 50,148 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,830 | 37.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 453,194 | 100% |
Same house | 363,149 | 80.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 88,366 | 19.5% |
Same county | 55,151 | 12.2% |
Different county | 33,215 | 7.3% |
Same state | 15,751 | 3.5% |
Different state | 17,464 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 1,679 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 459,772 | 100% |
Native | 424,825 | 92.4% |
Born in United States | 421,372 | 91.6% |
State of residence | 252,799 | 55.0% |
Different state | 168,573 | 36.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,453 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 34,947 | 7.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 34,947 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,288 | 38.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 21,659 | 62.0% |
Year of Entry in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 38,400 | 100% |
Native | 3,453 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 37 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,416 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 34,947 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,014 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 33,933 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kansas City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 34,947 | 100% |
Europe | 3,466 | 9.9% |
Asia | 8,830 | 25.3% |
Africa | 4,918 | 14.1% |
Oceania | 659 | 1.9% |
Latin America | 16,580 | 47.4% |
Northern America | 494 | 1.4% |