Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety12#816/924
Economy90#92/925
Housing54#428/925
Health72#260/925
Healthcare78#200/923
Environment13#799/917
Education90#95/925
Infrastructure91#84/925
Community82#166/925
Leisure & amenities52#447/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Kansas City, MO-KS metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Distance to an emergency room · low4.0 mi
91/100Missouri 6.6 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
Average weekly wage · high$1,380
90/100Missouri $1,278United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
New business applications · high17.8 /1k
90/100Missouri 16.2 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Bachelor's degree or higher · high39.8%
88/100Missouri 32.4%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Access to exercise opportunities · high88.4%
88/100Missouri 76.6%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Some college · high71.9%
88/100Missouri 67.0%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Violent crime rate · high560 /100k
7/100Missouri 418 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Property crime rate · high2,148 /100k
8/100Missouri 1,644 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from countiesCovers part of the area: some reporting agencies or member counties have no figure
Days with unhealthy air · high2.7%
11/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Median Air Quality Index · high51
12/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Homicide rate · high8.0 /100k
14/100Missouri 7.7 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
High ozone days · high1 days
20/100Missouri 2 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

High ozone daysWorsening
0 days (2017) → 1 days (2022)
+848%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 23% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+23 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
19.6% (2020 & 2021) → 30.7% (2023 & 2024)
+11 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
New business applicationsImproving
11.7 /1k (2020) → 17.8 /1k (2025)
+52%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
22.8% (Dec 2021) → 31.1% (Aug 2026)
+8.4 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
84.9% (2015-2019) → 92.1% (2020-2024)
+7.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Kansas City, MO-KS metro area improved on 16 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 2 moved within the margin of error and 9 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved16

Firearm deaths−13%22.0 /100k → 19.0 /100k
Gyms+17%1.1 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Arts & recreation+17%3.5 /10k → 4.1 /10k
Homicides−37%12.8 /100k → 8.0 /100k
New businesses+52%11.7 /1k → 17.8 /1k

Declined5

Overdose deaths+7.6%17.2 /100k → 18.5 /100k
Price / income+0.7×2.8× → 3.4×
Rent burden+3 points43.3% → 46.3%
Rent / income+1.2 points27.3% → 28.5%
Pharmacies−10%1.8 /10k → 1.7 /10k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Kansas City, MO-KS metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.5 /10k2020	4.1 /10k2025	+17%	Improved	69%
Average commute time	23.3 min2015-2019	23.2 min2020-2024	−0.1 min	Within the margin of error	68%
Average weekly wage	$1,1422020	$1,3802025	+21%	Improved	29%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%2015-2019	39.8%2020-2024	+2.6 points	Improved	45%
Broadband subscriptions	84.9%2015-2019	92.1%2020-2024	+7.2 points	Improved	27%
Child poverty rate	15.0%2015-2019	12.6%2020-2024	−2.4 points	Improved	50%
Distance to an airport	24 mi2020	24 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	19%
Drug overdose deaths	17.2 /100k2020	18.5 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+7.6%	Declined	23%
Effective property tax rate	1.22%2015-2019	1.09%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	53%
Firearm deaths	22.0 /100k2020	19.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−13%	Improved	73%
Grocery stores	1.2 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	+3%	Little change	62%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.1 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+17%	Improved	67%
High school diploma or higher	92.0%2015-2019	93.2%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Improved	36%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	3.4×2020-2024	+0.7×	Declined	27%
Homicide rate	12.8 /100k2020	8.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−37%	Improved	64%
Income adjusted for local prices	$57,4562019	$75,0502024	+31%	Improved	41%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4542015-2019	0.4542020-2024	−0.000	Within the margin of error	55%
Median household income	$66,6322015-2019	$83,4602020-2024	+25%	Improved	41%
New business applications	11.7 /1k2020	17.8 /1k2025	+52%	Improved	59%
Pharmacies	1.8 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	−10%	Declined	47%
Poverty rate	10.5%2015-2019	10.0%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Improved	40%
Property crime rate	2,615 /100k2020	2,148 /100k2025	−18%	Improved	21%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−4.1%	Little change	29%
Public transit commuters	0.9%2015-2019	0.6%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	51%
Rent as share of income	27.3%2015-2019	28.5%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Declined	32%
Rent-burdened households	43.3%2015-2019	46.3%2020-2024	+3 points	Declined	31%
Restaurants and bars	7.7 /10k2020	7.7 /10k2025	+0.5%	Little change	47%
Suicide rate	17.1 /100k2020	17.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+4.5%	Little change	51%
Traffic deaths	10.9 /100k2015-2019	11.4 /100k2020-2024	+4.5%	Little change	54%
Unemployment rate	6.1%2020	3.9%2025	−2.2 points	Improved	26%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.3%2015-2019	10.0%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	54%
Violent crime rate	627 /100k2020	560 /100k2025	−11%	Improved	42%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Kansas City, MO-KS metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Kansas City, MO-KS metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Kansas City, MO-KS metro area itself moved −1.8 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,218,142 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,218,142 residents

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

White69%1,535,243
Black12%257,004
Hispanic or Latino11%242,683

Education

1,512,611 residents (±456)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

No high school diploma6.8%103,314
High school or GED25%372,224
Some college21%317,033

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

895,368 households (±2,591)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

Under $25k12%110,618
$25k–50k17%149,798
$50k–75k16%144,540
$75k–100k13%119,222
$100k–150k19%168,588
$150k–200k11%94,503
$200k or more12%108,099

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+5.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

895,368 households (±2,591)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

Own66%589,480
Rent34%305,888

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Rent (−0.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

294,830 households (±3,973)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

Under $75011%33,083
$750–1,00016%47,835
$1,000–1,50041%121,365

Home values

589,480 homes (±4,493)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

Under $150k17%102,835
$150k–250k24%142,684
$250k–400k30%177,448

Age of homes

960,950 homes (±496)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

2010 or later11%106,030
2000–200914%132,230
1980–199925%236,590

Size of homes

960,950 homes (±496)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

Studio2.5%23,913
1 bedroom11%100,907
2 bedrooms23%216,981
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,126,061 workers (±5,051)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

Drive alone73%819,693
Carpool7.1%80,388
Public transit0.6%6,782
Walk1.1%12,759
Bike0.2%1,693
Work from home17%190,760
Other1.2%13,986

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+11.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

935,301 workers (±5,247)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
United States share

Under 15 min26%244,985
15–29 min44%408,572
30–44 min21%192,939

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Kansas City, MO-KS employ 235,110 people. 2 pay a median above the US median and 8 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Kansas City, MO-KS by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
General and Operations Managers31,080 jobs	31,080	$90,490US $105,770	−14%	1.26×
Registered Nurses29,650 jobs	29,650	$83,040US $97,550	−15%	1.24×
Retail Salespersons26,110 jobs	26,110	$34,320US $35,410	−3%	0.95×
Cashiers24,160 jobs	24,160	$30,700US $32,880	−7%	1.11×
Stockers and Order Fillers23,580 jobs	23,580	$36,850US $37,330	−1%	1.18×
Customer Service Representatives22,240 jobs	22,240	$44,350US $44,770	−1%	1.22×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides20,870 jobs	20,870	$32,780US $35,800	−8%	0.69×
Fast Food and Counter Workers20,120 jobs	20,120	$29,560US $31,200	−5%	0.74×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand19,070 jobs	19,070	$41,700US $40,240	+4%	0.92×
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers18,230 jobs	18,230	$60,170US $58,640	+3%	1.25×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Kansas City, MO-KS.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Kansas City, MO-KS has 55,104 employer establishments, 247 for every 10,000 residents (1.00× the US rate of 248), with 1,016,941 paid employees at an average annual pay of $65,320. The Census Bureau also counts 182,833 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 55,104; 182,833 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 247; US 248
Paid employees: 1,016,941
Average annual pay: $65,320; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Kansas City, MO-KS by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	4,844	21.7	1.04×About typical	55,998	$77,984	7,447
Restaurants and other eating places	3,747	16.8	0.92×About typical	83,989	$23,113	646
Specialty trade contractors	3,627	16.3	1.05×About typical	42,643	$74,425	11,501
Lessors of real estate	2,800	12.6	1.02×About typical	11,470	$66,736	19,694
Limited-service restaurants	1,695	7.6	0.95×About typical	36,902	$20,323	279
Offices of other health practitioners	1,637	7.3	1.21×About typical	8,834	$48,410	3,951
Services to buildings and dwellings	1,637	7.3	1.09×About typical	15,714	$41,784	9,680
Full-service restaurants	1,539	6.9	0.90×About typical	40,579	$26,057	199
Construction of buildings	1,532	6.9	0.91×About typical	14,569	$91,827	4,815
Management, scientific and technical consulting	1,399	6.3	0.94×About typical	10,562	$89,352	7,136
Insurance agencies and brokerages	1,378	6.2	1.41×More than typical	18,368	$91,600	3,076
Religious organizations	1,378	6.2	1.11×About typical	17,990	$28,348	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 2,229,173 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $5.8B on contracts performed in Kansas City, MO-KS metro area: $2,562 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $5.8B; +6.6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $2,562; US $2,007
Sole-source: 35%; US 30%
Single offer: 2.0%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Energy$2.3B39%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.9B32%
Federal Aviation Administration$427.9M7.4%
Department of the Army$356.6M6.1%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$253.3M4.4%
Office of the Chief Financial Officer$103.5M1.8%
Office of Procurement Operations$88.9M1.5%
Defense Logistics Agency$80.8M1.4%

Top recipients

HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$2.3B39%
ORACLE HEALTH GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.$1.6B28%
INDRA AIR TRAFFIC, INC.$382.3M6.6%
EASTERN AIR EXPRESS LLC$215.5M3.7%
OLIN WINCHESTER LLC$166.5M2.9%

Spending by fiscal year

2.2BFY2017
3.2BFY2018
3.5BFY2019
4.7BFY2020
4.7BFY2021
6BFY2022
5BFY2023
5.5B

Top industries (NAICS)

Facilities support services · 5612$2.3B40%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$1.8B31%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$398.5M6.8%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812$218.6M3.8%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$169.7M2.9%
Investigation and security services · 5616

Largest awards

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS -- CONTRACT NO. DE-NA0002839$17.7B
HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC· Jackson County, MO· Facilities & utilities· Oct 28, 2016 – Sep 29, 2026· DENA0002839
EHRM WAVES K, L, M (VISN 23) AND N, O (VISN 15) DEPLOYMENTS$2.1B
ORACLE HEALTH GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.· Wyandotte County, KS· IT & telecom· Sep 28, 2022 – Sep 24, 2026· 36C10B22N0051EHRM
TASK ORDER 36C10B18N0003 UNDER IDIQ CONTRACT 36C10B18D5000 FOR OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, TO INCLUDE HOSTING, FOR THE EHRM APPLICATIONS, APPLICATION SERVICES, AND ALL SUPPORTING EHRM DATA.$1.5B
ORACLE HEALTH GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.· Wyandotte County, KS· IT & telecom· May 17, 2018 – Jul 15, 2026· 36C10B18N0003

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $13.1B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Kansas City, MO-KS metro area: $5,790 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $13.1B; −4% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,790; US $12,975
Loan face value: $926.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.5%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$8.3B63%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$1.1B8.5%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$892.3M6.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$661.5M5.0%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$264.2M2.0%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$252.7M1.9%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$199.6M1.5%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$140.2M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$340.1M2.6%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$278.7M2.1%
TOPEKA, KS
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.$161.2M1.2%
KANSAS CITY, KS
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF KANSAS CITY, MO$88M0.7%
KANSAS CITY, MO
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$10.1B77%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$1.3B9.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$646.4M4.9%
Department of Transportation
Railroad Retirement Board$199.6M1.5%
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$178.8M

Assistance by fiscal year

11.6BFY2021
11.3BFY2022
12.2BFY2023
12.7BFY2024
13.7BFY2025
13.1BFY2026
0FY2027

County aggregates

88%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2027.

Counties in Kansas City, MO-KS

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

States

The share of the area's residents living in each state.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Missouri

Areas based in Missouri, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved16

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Kansas City, MO-KS metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Kansas City, MO-KS

States

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Missouri

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved16

Declined5

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type