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Population (year 2000): 146,866. Estimated
population in July 2005: 144,210 (-1.8% change)
Males: 71,769 (48.9%), Females: 75,097 (51.1%)
Wyandotte County
Zip codes:
66101,
66102,
66103,
66104,
66105,
66106,
66109,
66111,
66112,
66115,
66118.
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $33,011 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,500 (year 2000)
Races in Kansas City:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.9%)
- Black (30.1%)
- Hispanic (16.8%)
- Other race (8.6%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Other Asian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.5%), Irish (8.3%), United
States (6.2%), English (4.8%), French (1.8%), Polish (1.3%).
Elevation: 740 feet
Land area: 124.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kansas City
- High school or higher: 73.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kansas City city
- Never married: 30.4%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 13.1%
10.0% Foreign born (8.1% Latin America, 1.2%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -4,246 (-2.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Kansas City:
- PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER (8929 PARALLEL
PARKWAY)
- RAINBOW MENTAL HLTH FACILITY (POX 3208)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL (3901 RAINBOW
BLVD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kansas City:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 7 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 13 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 48 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kansas City:
- JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE (about 20 miles; OLATHE,
KS; ID: OJC)
- CEDAR AIR PARK (about 20 miles; OLATHE, KS; ID: 51K)
- HILLSIDE (about 21 miles; STILWELL, KS; ID: 63K)
Amtrak stations near Kansas City:
- 7 miles: KANSAS CITY (2200 MAIN ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
- 18 miles: INDEPENDENCE (600 S. GRAND AVE.).
Services: free short-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/Universities in Kansas City:
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 2,837; Location: 7250 STATE AVE;
Public; Website: www.kckcc.cc.ks.us)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (FT
enrollment: 2,168; Location: 3901 RAINBOW BLVD; Public;
Website: www.kumc.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- KANSAS CITY AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOL (FT
enrollment: 777; Location: 2220 N 59TH ST; Public;
Website: www.kckats.com)
- DONNELLY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 189;
Location: 608 N 18TH ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: donnelly.cc.ks.us)
- CAPITOL CITY HAIR DESIGN (FT enrollment: 107;
Location: 4327 STATE AVE; Private, for-profit)
- CENTRAL BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (FT
enrollment: 93; Location: 741 N 31ST ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.cbts.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- ADVANCED HAIR TECH ACADEMY (Location: 4325
STATE AVE; Private, for-profit)
- BETHANY MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN
(Location: 51 N 12TH ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
(Location: 1100 MAIN ST STE 303; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.keller.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Kansas City:
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 7 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 9 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 12 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
Public high schools in Kansas City:
- WYANDOTTE HIGH (Students: 1,270; Location:
2501 MINNEOSTA AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- J C HARMON HIGH (Students: 1,264; Location:
2400 STEELE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TURNER HIGH (Students: 1,136; Location: 2211
SOUTH 55TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WASHINGTON HIGH (Students: 1,117; Location:
7340 LEAVENWORTH ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- F L SCHLAGLE HIGH (Students: 1,091; Location:
2214 N 59TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SUMNER ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCE (Students:
974; Location: 1610 N 8TH STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
- PIPER HIGH (Students: 426; Location: 4400
NORTH 107 STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FAIRFAX LEARNING CENTER (Students: 306;
Location: 3016 N 9TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SCHOOL FOR BLIND HIGH (Students: 36;
Location: 1100 STATE AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high schools in Kansas City:
- BISHOP WARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 444;
Location: 708 NORTH 18TH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
- MUNCIE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 187;
Location: 3650 N 67TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Kansas City:
- JOHN FISKE ELEM (Students: 932; Location: 625
S VALLEY; Grades: KG - 05)
- M E PEARSON ELEM (Students: 805; Location:
310 N 11TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- CENTRAL MIDDLE (Students: 700; Location: 925
IVANDALE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- D D EISENHOWER MIDDLE (Students: 680;
Location: 2901 N 72ND ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WHITTIER ELEM (Students: 641; Location: 295 S
10TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- ARGENTINE MIDDLE (Students: 629; Location:
2123 RUBY AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROSEDALE MIDDLE (Students: 595; Location:
3600 SPRINGFIELD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHWEST MIDDLE (Students: 579; Location:
2400 N 18TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 569;
Location: 1312 SOUTH 55TH; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CHELSEA ELEM (Students: 536; Location: 2500
WOOD; Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Kansas City:
- ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 361;
Location: 1066 N 94TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ALL SAINTS CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL (Students:
311; Location: 809 VERMONT; Grades: KG - 8)
- CHRIST THE KING ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 270;
Location: 3027 N 54TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PETER (Students: 254;
Location: 422 NO 14TH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- MARANATHA ACADEMY (Students: 186; Location:
2737 SO 42 ST; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST JOHNS-HOLY FAMILY (Students: 159;
Location: 515 OHIO AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OPEN DOOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 152;
Location: 545 S 94TH STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
- OUR LADY OF UNITY SCHOOL (Students: 139;
Location: 2646 SOUTH 34TH; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY NAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 130;
Location: 1007 SOUTHWEST BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 107;
Location: 3333 WOOD AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Kansas City:
- KANSAS CITY, KANSAS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $5,593,152; Location: 625 MINNESOTA AVENUE;
374,620 books; 17,562 audio materials; 22,111 video
materials; 887 serial subscriptions)
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