Workforce & Economic Impact
The American Dream shouldn’t be out of reach for working people. This is kitchen-table journalism about whether working people can even afford the table. We follow the money and the people chasing it.
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KEY STATS
$215,258
Median home value in Kansas City area.
$42,072
Median individual earnings in the Kansas City area.
206,599
Number of people living in poverty in the Kansas City area. The number represents 10% of the population.
1,140,577
The Kansas City-area labor force.
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Mayor Quinton Lucas proposes major rollback of Kansas City’s landmark affordable housing policy
For five years, Kansas City has required developers to provide affordable housing if they get a tax break. The City Council is considering slashing the set-aside fee, effectively gutting that requirement.
Kansas City data centers and AI flip the script on job security
Construction trades are riding the biggest building boom in decades, in part due to data center projects. But the artificial intelligence that the facilities power could upend the job market for everyone else.
Kansas City hopes to spur new growth by loosening parking requirements
For decades, Kansas City has made it mandatory to provide a minimum amount of parking. Planners and advocates say that has helped hollow out the urban core.
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