Kansas City is a relatively large city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 153,384 people and 61 associated neighborhoods, Kansas City is the third largest community in Kansas.

Also of interest is that Kansas City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Kansas City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Overall, Kansas City’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

In terms of college education, Kansas City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.68% of adults 25 and older in Kansas City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kansas City in 2018 was $27,034, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,136 for a family of four. However, Kansas City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kansas City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kansas City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kansas City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kansas City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kansas City include German, Irish, English, African, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Kansas City's cultural character, accounting for 17.70% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Kansas City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.