66101 ZIP Code — Kansas City, KS

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ZIP code 66101 covers Kansas City, Kansas, with a population of about 12,463 and a median household income of $38,819.

Population: 12,4633,851 per square mile
Median age: 33.84.9 points below the US average
Median household income: $38,81947% below the Kansas median
Poverty rate: 28%15.6 points above the US average
Typical home value: $131,815up 28.5% in five years
Median rent: $78923% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher: 15.3%19.7 points below the US average
Homeownership: 42.4%22.6 points below the US average
Time zone: Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 262

Where 66101 is

Kansas City, Kansas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population	12,463
Median age	33.8
Family households	52.2%
Born outside the US	28.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home	46.6%
White (non-Hispanic)	16.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)	29.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	47.1%
Veterans	4.9%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$38,819
Income per person	$22,502
Poverty rate	28%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	22.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	8.5%
$10–15k	13.2%
$15–20k	7.5%
$20–25k	6.0%
$25–30k	5.0%
$30–35k	6.2%
$35–40k	4.4%
$40–45k	3.6%
$45–50k	4.1%
$50–60k	8.8%
$60–75k	10.0%
$75–100k	11.3%
$100–125k	6.7%
$125–150k	3.1%
$150–200k	0.6%
$200k or more	0.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed	4,320
Mean adjusted gross income	$36,692
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	41.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k	35.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k	13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k	5.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k	3.7%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$77,300
Median gross rent	$789
Rent as a share of household income	30.8%
Owner-occupied	42.4%
Vacant homes	16%
Median year built	1946

What the homes are

Detached house	55.5%
Attached house	11%
2 to 4 units	12.1%
5 to 19 units	7.6%
20 or more units	11.6%
Mobile home	2.2%
Boat, RV or van	0.1%

Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value	$131,815as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 years	up 28.5%
Typical home value, 10 years	up 243.8%
Typical asking rent	$1,312as of 2026-07

Typical home value since 2000

$29,762 in 2005 to $131,815 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	7.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%
High school diploma or higher	68.2%
Works from home	5.1%
Drives to work alone	74.5%
Takes public transport	3.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	5.5%

Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity	46.2% 12.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	17.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	23.4% 10.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	39.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	33.9% 13.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	25.2% 13.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression	18.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	43% 17.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	23.1% 2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	74.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	4.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year	74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	76.6% 9.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	21.8% 7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	50.6% 13.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD	9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	44.1% 17.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	38.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support	30.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity	36.3% 19.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps	27.2% 12.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability	7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	35% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity	28.2% 14.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability	13.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport	18.4% 9.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness	36% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use	70.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	19.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	20.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	17.3% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	7.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat	22.5% 13.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours	40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	28.9% 15.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability	10.7% 5.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	262
People employed	3,489
Annual payroll	$158,151,000

Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall risk	Higher than 24.8% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Very Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss	17.6 out of 100
Community resilience	32.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather	86.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	84.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	77.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	76.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	73.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	71.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	57.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	49.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	17.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	12.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	11.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought	0.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code

Compared with Kansas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

	This ZIP	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$38,819	$72,639	$78,538
Income per person	$22,502	$39,638	$43,289
Poverty rate	28%	11.5%	12.4%
Median home value	$77,300	$203,400	$303,400
Median gross rent	$789	$1,029	$1,348
Homeownership	42.4%	66.9%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	35.2%	35%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	3.9%	5.2%
Works from home	5.1%	10.7%	13.5%
Born outside the US	28.6%	7.2%	13.9%
Median age	33.8	37.2	38.7

Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather station	KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AP, MO US2.7 km away
Rain in a year	38 in
Snow in a year	11 in

Average high and low by month

January	39.9°F / 22.2°F1.02 in rain, 3.4 in snow
February	45.1°F / 26.4°F1.53 in rain, 3.2 in snow
March	56.6°F / 36.2°F2.08 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April	66.8°F / 46.3°F3.89 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May	76.2°F / 57.2°F5.1 in rain
June	85.8°F / 67.2°F5.33 in rain
July	90.2°F / 71.9°F4.38 in rain
August	88.6°F / 69.9°F4.68 in rain
September	80.4°F / 61°F3.78 in rain
October	68.2°F / 48.7°F3.24 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November	54.5°F / 36.3°F1.8 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December	43.9°F / 26.7°F1.3 in rain, 3.5 in snow

Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket	52% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket	53% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	29% of this ZIP code's area

School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Kansas City Unified School District 500	100% of this ZIP code's land area

Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability	81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability	12.8 out of 20Above average

Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

66117 Kansas City, KS	0.2 km away
66118 Kansas City, KS	2 km away
66115 Kansas City, KS	2.5 km away
64101 Kansas City, MO	2.9 km away
66105 Kansas City, KS	3.5 km away
64105 Kansas City, MO	3.5 km away
66102 Kansas City, KS	3.7 km away
64102 Kansas City, MO	3.7 km away

Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Wyandotte County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Central (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	3.24 sq mi
Population density	3,851 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	39.1157, -94.6271

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.