Economy: Other Economic Data

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Employment and Business

American Community Survey

Census 2000

Construction (updated monthly)

Consumer Expenditure Survey (28k, updated 11/9/06)

Annual surveys of consumers in the Kansas City MSA yield data on households' income and spending patterns on food, shelter, transportation, apparel and other necessities. Surveys are available from 1986-87 to 2003-2004 time periods.

Consumer Price Index/Cost of Living (updated monthly)

Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER - formerly ACCRA) Cost of Living Indicators for Kansas City and Select Peer Metro or City Areas (205k, updated 02/01/12)

The C2ER Cost of Living Index measures the cost, relative to a national average, of achieving a particular standard of living at a particular point in time, not whether the cost of achieving that standard of living is going up or down over time. This data set compares the Kansas City metro to a number of peer areas on a quarterly basis, thropugh the 2011 Annual Average.

Demographic Highlights, 2009 (209k, updated 07/23/09, posted 8/11/10)

2009 total population, households, families, population by race, population by age, median age, median household income, and median age of householder for all counties, census tracts and zip codes in the Kansas City MSA. Also available:

1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008  

Also see Market Profile, and Small Area Highlights by Census Tract (or ZIP Code), under Purchase Reports for more recent and/or more extensive reports derived from the same data sources.

Earned Income Credit (EITC), Child and Dependent Care Credit (CDCC), and other credits in Federal Individual Income Tax Returns by State, County, City and ZIP Codes (1.1mb, updated 12/22/10)

Individual federal income tax returns with claims and eligibility for the EITC, the CDCC, other credits and Refund Anticipation Loans from 2000 through 2007 for states, counties, cities and ZIP codes in the Kansas City MSA and CSA, and Douglas County, KS.

Earned Income (EITC) and Child and Dependent Care Credit (CDCC), and other credits in Federal Individual Income Tax Returns for Kansas City and its Peer Metros (216k, updated 12/22/10)

Same as the data set for Kansas City's counties, cities and ZIP codes, but applies only to the MSA and Peer Metros.

Federal Individual Income Tax Returns by ZIP Code for Tax Year 2007 (4.4M, updated 12/16/10)

Individual federal income tax returns data by ZIP code showing selected income and tax items classified by size of adjusted gross income. Other years available:

1991 1998 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006

Greater Kansas City Economic Forecast (10/20/10)

Annual short-term review and forecast of the region's economy. Semi-annual update is provided at no additional cost with the current annual forecast.

The 2011 Economic Forecast is available for $40 in printed or electronic format. To order a copy, contact Terry Anderson at 816/474-4240 or tanderson@marc.org or order online:

Options:

The 2011 Forecast is available online at no cost for Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce members here.

Forecasts from 1992 through 2010 are also available for $10 each.

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, 2007 (695k, updated 08/19/09)

Home mortgage and home improvement lending activity in the Kansas City MSA; disposition of loans by census tract, by gender and race, and by characteristics of the census tract in which the property is located. Also available:

1996 (315k, 6/11/01) 1997 (314k, 6/11/01) 1998 (416k, 6/11/01)
1999 (321k, 6/11/01) 2000 (455k, 8/15/01) 2001 (456k, 8/5/02)
2002 (454k, 12/23/03) 2003 (555k, 8/3/04) 2004 (623k, 10/10/05)
2005 (678k, 11/28/07) 2006 (705k, 11/28/07)  

Long Range Forecast for the Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Market Absorption of Apartments (Survey) (60k, updated 12/24/07)

Measures how soon privately financed, non-subsidized, unfurnished units in buildings with five or more units are rented or sold (absorbed) after completion. In addition to the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area, this database includes peer and other metros.

Metro Area Exports (26k, updated 8/15/02)

This database is the US Census Bureau's Exporter Location (EL) series, and runs from 1993 to 1999. It allocates exports based on the location of the exporter of record, not necessarily the entity that produced the merchandise. (Note: The Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce, has discontinued this series. No new source for these data has been identified.)

Metro Outlook is intended to:

  1. Provide a better tool to guide research and decision-making on key community issues
  2. Educate the community on the region's trends and challenges and how they are interrelated
  3. Initiate regional discussion and serve as a catalyst for actions that improve the prospects for positive community change.

Poverty Estimates (276k, updated 12/01/11)

US Census Bureau estimates of people in poverty, food stamp recipients, and median household income from the decennial censuses, the annual Current Population Survey, and the annual American Community Survey. Estimates are for Kansas and Missouri, the counties in the Kansas City MSA and CSA, and Douglas County, KS, from 1989 through 2010.

Poverty Estimates by School District (233k, updated 12/01/11)

US Census Bureau estimates of children in poverty since 1995 through 2009 by school district.

Economic Impact Studies

Several Economic Impact Studies conducted during the 1990's have been made available to the public for a nominal fee, usually copying and mailing charges. These reports include:

To order a copy of any of these documents, contact Terry Anderson at 816/474-4240 or tanderson@marc.org

Specialty Reports