Regional Statistics on Kansas City Living and Kansas City Real Estate
Demographics
- Kansas City region population is 2.7 million
- The median household income is $75,280
- Per capita income is $42,257
- Median home sale price in Kansas City is $328,700
- The median age is 37.6
- 93.4 percent of KC residents have a high school education
- 39.7 percent of KC residents have a college degree
Kansas City Real Estate Comparison
| City | Composite Index | Grocery items | Utilities | Transportation | Healthcare |
| Atlanta, GA |
96.0
|
100.8
|
86.8
|
100.0
|
108.3
|
| Austin, TX |
97.4
|
96.6
|
104.1
|
94.6
|
98.9
|
| Columbus, OH |
95.4
|
100.6 |
96.5
|
87.3
|
82.5
|
| Denver, CO |
108.6
|
101.3
|
123.4
|
94.5
|
109.9 |
| Kansas City, MO/KS |
91.1
|
97.3
|
87.5
|
89.1
|
84.0
|
| Los Angeles, CA |
149.4
|
109.2
|
232.5
|
135.8
|
101.4
|
| Minneapolis, MN |
93.6
|
102.6
|
82.8
|
96.2
|
96.3
|
| Nashville, TN |
98.7
|
99.4
|
101.4
|
90.6
|
95.7
|
| Seattle, WA |
145.1
|
110.3
|
212.1
|
121.1
|
128.9
|
| Washington, D.C. |
141.9
|
105.8
|
222.4
|
107.7
|
117.4
|
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Annual Average 2024.
Major Companies in Kansas City
| Altec Industries, Inc. | Hallmark Cards, Inc.* |
| Amazon | Honeywell FM&T |
| Black & Veatch* | Kiewit Energy Group, Inc. |
| BNSF Railway Company | Lockton Companies* |
| Burns & McDonnell* | Maximus |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City* | Oracle |
| Commerce Bank* | Quest Diagnostics |
| Evergy* | Shamrock Trading Corp.* |
| Farmers Insurance Group | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City* | T-Mobile* |
| FedEx | Triumph Foods* |
| Ford Motor Co. | U.S. Bank |
| Garmin International* | UMB Financial Corp.* |
| General Motors | United Parcel Service |
| Goodyear | Walmart |
* Headquartered in KC
Kansas City Area Colleges & Universities
- Avila University
- Baker University
- DeVry University
- Emporia State University
- Johnson County Community College
- Kansas City Art Institute
- Kansas City, Kan., Community College
- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
- Kansas State University
- Metropolitan Community College
- Mid-America Nazarene University
- Northwest Missouri State University
- Ottawa University
- Park University
- Rockhurst University
- University of Central Missouri
- University of Kansas – Lawrence
- University of Kansas – Edwards Campus
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- University of Missouri – Columbia
- University of Missouri – Kansas City
- Vatterott College
- Washington University
- Webster University
- William Jewell College
