Demographics of Raytown city, Missouri

Raytown city, Missouri had 29,154 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −684 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Raytown city, in four figures

29,154
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,445 ±27.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −684 people.; 40.9 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,840 ±$5,642
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Raytown city, Missouri's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Raytown city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Raytown city, Missouri's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Raytown city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,838	100.0	100.0
2021	29,523	98.9	100.2
2022	29,205	97.9	100.7
2023	29,077	97.4	101.6
2024	29,229	98.0	102.5
2025	29,154	97.7	103.1

Population of Raytown city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	29,838	—
2021	29,523	−315
2022	29,205	−318
2023	29,077	−128
2024	29,229	+152
2025	29,154	−75

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±2.0: for men 40.0 ±2.2 and for women 41.8 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Raytown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,792 ±401	6.1% ±1.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,344 ±665	14.8% ±2.3	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,228 ±462	7.6% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,742 ±800	26.3% ±2.7	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,780 ±772	26.4% ±2.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,559 ±629	18.9% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,840 ±$5,642, and income per person $36,203 ±$2,334, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Raytown city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,330 ±313	10.6% ±2.5	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,958 ±568	23.7% ±4.5	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,555 ±428	20.5% ±3.3	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,216 ±414	17.7% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,931 ±430	15.5% ±3.4	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	782 ±226	6.3% ±1.8	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	720 ±280	5.8% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Raytown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	3,633 ±854	12.5% ±2.9	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,164 ±356	19.0% ±5.1	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,571 ±497	10.3% ±3.2	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	898 ±273	11.7% ±3.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Raytown city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Raytown city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	13,452 ±486	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±0.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.1% ±4.3	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.9% ±4.4	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$182,900 ±$6,662	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,218 ±$93	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Raytown city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,107 ±1,062	10.6% ±3.6	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,691 ±965	46.5% ±3.3	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,844 ±1,023	36.8% ±3.5	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	34 to 216	0.1% to 0.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	97 to 385	0.3% to 1.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,437 ±496	4.9% ±1.7	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Raytown city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	18,545 ±946	63.0% ±3.2	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,534 ±861	32.4% ±2.9	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	86 to 360	0.3% to 1.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,143 ±450	3.9% ±1.5	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	158 to 582	0.5% to 2.0%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	369 to 1,177	1.3% to 4.0%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Raytown city among the places of Missouri

23rd of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Raytown city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wildwood city	35,133 ±55
University City city	34,685 ±42
Ballwin city	31,279 ±51
Liberty city	30,689 ±46
Mehlville CDP	29,805 ±2,166
Raytown city	29,445 ±27
Kirkwood city	29,363 ±40
Maryland Heights city	27,880 ±58
Gladstone city	27,207 ±34
Grandview city	26,527 ±67
Hazelwood city	25,114 ±36

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Raytown city, Missouri

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026