People QuickFacts Kansas City Kansas Population, 2006 estimate 143,801 2,764,075 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -2.1% 2.8% Population, 2000 146,866 2,688,418 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.1% 7.0% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.6% 26.5% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.6% 13.3% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.1% 50.6%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 55.8% 86.1% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 30.1% 5.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 0.9% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.7% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.0% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 16.8% 7.0%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 54.1% 52.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 10.0% 5.0% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 16.4% 8.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 73.4% 86.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 11.7% 25.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.4 19.0  Housing units, 2000 61,446 1,131,200 Homeownership rate, 2000 62.0% 69.2% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $52,500 $83,500  Households, 2000 55,500 1,037,891 Persons per household, 2000 2.62 2.51 Median household income, 1999 $33,011 $40,624 Per capita money income, 1999 $15,737 $20,506 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 17.1% 9.9%     Business QuickFacts Kansas City Kansas Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,045,907 44,117,100 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 810,462 26,505,396 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $5,539 $9,772 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 105,630 3,196,947 Total number of firms, 2002 7,161 219,378 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.1% 2.0% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.2% 1.6% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.2% 1.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.7% 27.2%      Geography QuickFacts Kansas City Kansas Land area, 2000 (square miles) 124 81,814 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,181.9 32.9 FIPS Code 36000 20 Counties Wyandotte County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts