AreaProfile

66112Kansas City, Kansas

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 66112.

65
Area Score
Top 38% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity3297th of 4,073 published ZIP areas39
GrowthTop 33% of 3,947 published ZIP areas60
Housing affordabilityTop 29% of 4,553 published ZIP areas88
Climate2856th of 4,621 published ZIP areas66
Physical resilienceTop 31% of 4,554 published ZIP areas73
AccessTop 45% of 4,623 published ZIP areas95
Economic stability2905th of 4,591 published ZIP areas53
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published ZIP profiles: unemployment is 4.8% and the Opportunity signal places 66112 in the bottom 19%.

A major airport is 13 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 65 places 66112 in the top 38% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
12,881
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$62,313
Bottom 34% nationally
Density
2,342/sq mi
5.5 sq mi of land
Median age
33.2
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Kansas City
Kansas
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
Nearest major airport
MCI
13 mi · Kansas City Intl
Median home value
$199,700
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.8% is lower than 37% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 2.1% over the past year, to 74,374 employed residents.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$6,411$62,313Bottom 34%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,044$30,491Bottom 28%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate14.7%Top 32%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute23.3 minBottom 26%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%Top 39%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment74,374Top 33%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)0.9%Top 39%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-2.1%Bottom 15%June 2026
Labor force78,095Top 33%June 2026
Labor force participation68.2%Top 20%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$66,550Bottom 46%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$50,820Top 49%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.1%Bottom 43%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.8%Top 37%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202463k50k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $62,313 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Kansas City, MO-KS
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
General and Operations Managers31,080$90,490
Registered Nurses29,650$83,040
Retail Salespersons26,110$34,320
Cashiers24,160$30,700
Stockers and Order Fillers23,580$36,850
Customer Service Representatives22,240$44,350

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Kansas City, KS, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,153 takes 22% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 3.2 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
22.2%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
3.2×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,153
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$199,700
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income3.20Top 47%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate47.6%Bottom 8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±3675,617Top 26%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$43$1,153Top 38%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$15,535$199,700Bottom 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income22.2%Top 24%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate11.2%Top 50%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
60/ 100
Top 33% of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

At 3.3 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
517
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
3.3
Top 47% nationally
Year over year
+30%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
57.4%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Kansas City, KS, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 90°F and January a low of 22°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 38.1 inches, including 11.0 inches of snow.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AP, 9.3 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND5.3"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation38.1"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall11.0"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low22°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high90°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months61991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing50°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

73 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are tornado, heat wave and strong wind.

Strong windModerate
Winter weatherModerate
Heat waveModerate
TornadoElevated
HailElevated

Low or minimal exposure: cold wave, ice storm, lightning, inland flooding, landslide, earthquake, wildfire, drought.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 13 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Kansas City IntlMCI13 mi10,801 ft
Rosecrans MemlSTJ46 mi8,061 ft
Topeka RgnlFOE49 mi12,803 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

66112 vs Kansas City

How this ZIP area compares with Kansas City as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

66112
Kansas City
Median household income
$62,313
vs
$62,401
Per capita income
$30,491
vs
$29,317
Population density
2,342/sq mi
vs
1,244/sq mi
Median home value
$199,700
vs
$167,400
Median gross rent
$1,153
vs
$1,123
Homeownership rate
47.6%
vs
60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
27.8%
vs
20.8%
Poverty rate
14.7%
vs
16.0%
Median age
33.2
vs
33.9

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.