Kansas vs. Missouri
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2,913,314 6,137,428 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.1% 2.5% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 2,853,123 5,988,950 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 2,853,118 5,988,927 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 6.1% Persons under 18 years, percent 24.2% 22.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.9% 16.9% Female persons, percent 50.2% 50.9% White alone, percent 86.4% 83.0% Black or African American alone, percent 6.1% 11.8% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.2% 0.6% Asian alone, percent 3.1% 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 3.0% 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, percent 12.1% 4.3% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 75.7% 79.3% Veterans, 2014-2018 181,453 413,189 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.1% 4.1% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,280,774 2,806,371 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.3% 66.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $145,400 $151,600 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,349 $1,254 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $495 $438 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $831 $809 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.7% 19.7% Building permits, 2018 9,478 16,875 Households, 2014-2018 1,124,549 2,396,271 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.52 2.47 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.6% 84.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.7% 6.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.4% 87.3% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.6% 77.6% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.7% 89.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 32.9% 28.6% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 10.4% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.3% 11.2% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.7% 62.6% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.2% 58.7% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,873,411 12,430,310 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 18,248,370 40,089,316 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 86,076,260 111,535,362 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 60,226,324 91,916,351 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 38,276,461 90,546,581 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,263 $15,036 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.3 23.6 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $57,422 $53,560 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,757 $29,537 Persons in poverty, percent 12.0% 13.2% Total employer establishments, 2017 74,947 150,882 Total employment, 2017 1,199,162 2,517,204 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 52,754,605 116,773,811 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.2% 0.9% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 201,268 418,097 All firms, 2012 239,118 491,606 Men-owned firms, 2012 125,169 257,948 Women-owned firms, 2012 77,194 162,616 Minority-owned firms, 2012 26,127 61,035 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 204,562 415,972 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 21,610 49,217 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 203,401 415,542 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 4.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 1.9% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 1.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.5% 26.1% Population per square mile, 2010 34.9 87.1 Land area in square miles, 2010 81,758.72 68,741.52
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kansas and Missouri using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
