Home to 2.4 million people, Kansas City is a bi-state region including the Kansas City, MO-KS, Lawrence, KS, St. Joseph, MO, and Topeka, KS metropolitan areas, as well as adjacent non-metro counties that include the cities of Warrensburg and Chillicothe, MO, and Atchison, KS.
In Greater Kansas City, you'll find:
- Metro population is 2.4 million
- The annual per household income is $67,000
- Per capita income is $37,331
- Median home price in Kansas City is $153,000
- The average age is 36.1
- 89.4% of KC residents have a high school education
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- 32% of KC residents have a college degree
- One of the fastest growing major job markets in the Midwest
- Lower business and lifestyle costs than most major metros
- A well-educated, extremely productive workforce
- The most geographically-central major metro in the country
- For more information about the region, visit the Kansas City Area Development Council
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Corporate Headquarters in KC
Kansas City's major corporate players with headquarters in the Kansas City area include:
- AMC Entertainment
- Aquila
- Black & Veatch
- Burns & McDonnell
- Capital Federal Financial
- Cerner Corporation
- Commerce Bancshares
- DeBruce Grain
- DST Systems
- Fort Dodge Animal Health
- Garmin International
- Great Plains Energy
- H&R Block
- Hallmark Cards
- Hill's Pet Nutrition
- Interstate Bakeries
- JE Dunn
- Newport Television
- Payless ShoeSource
- Perceptive Software
- Seaboard Corporation
- Sprint Corporation
- UMB Financial
- Westar Energy
- YRC Worldwide
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New & Expanded Distribution Centers in KC
Kansas City is becoming a key distribution and manufacturing location for businesses moving product into the Midwest. Recent projects include:
- Musician's Friend
- Pacific Sunwear
- Lowe's
- Target
- Kohl's
- Federal Express
- Federal Express Ground
- Kimberly-Clark
- Wal-Mart
- DHL
- Harley Davidson Motor Company
- Pure Fishing
- Corporate Express
- Ozburn Hessey Logistics
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