More Kansas City kids are escaping poverty, but seniors are struggling to keep up.
The big picture: The metro's poverty rate dipped slightly from 10.3% in 2019 to 10.1% in 2024, Census data shows.
By the numbers: Residents with only a high school diploma saw the sharpest decline, from 12.3% to 10.5%.
Rates barely moved for those without a diploma, 24.1% to 23.9%, and for those with some college, 8.3% to 8.0%.
Between the lines: Women are still more likely than men to live in poverty. Both groups saw slight declines, from 11.6% to 11.3% for women and from 9.0% to 8.8% for men.
The bottom line: Kansas City's poverty rate is edging down overall. Seniors are facing more hardship, even as kids and working-age adults see some gains.
