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ZIP Code64147

Kansas City, MO

Jackson County · Missouri · United States
Home to 544 people across 3.296 square miles.

CentralRenter-majority75 ZIPs in county

At a glance

64147 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
544
±283 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
18.4
US median 42 years
Population density
165/mi²
61th pctile most dense
Land area
3.296 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 64147 is

38.851782, -94.554647 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates38.851782, -94.554647
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyJackson County
StateMissouri (MO)
Land area3.296 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Chicago, IL420.1 mi
Dallas, TX438.1 mi
Denver, CO561.0 mi
Houston, TX629.9 mi

People

Who lives in 64147

544 residents in 150 households, averaging 3.63 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 45.0% of residents, and 82.0% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1845.0%
18-2431.4%
25-3418.0%
35-445.5%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households150
Average household size3.63
Family households82.0%
Living alone0.0%
Median age18.4 years
Households with internet96.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White12.9%
Black57.7%
Native American5.7%
Two or more23.7%
Hispanic / Latino1.3%

Income & work

What people earn in 64147

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$6,794
Poverty rate75.3%
Unemployment rate40.2%
Labor force participation54.8%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k54.0%
$25-50k28.7%
$50-75k17.3%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 3.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 76.6% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 64147

median rent runs $1,101 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 100.0% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1980.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent$1,101/mo
Median year built1980
Housing units213
Vacancy rate29.6%

Own vs. rent

Of 150 occupied units

Owner-occupied0.0%
Renter-occupied100.0%
Owner households0
Renter households150

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family17.4%
2-4 units1.9%
5-19 units78.9%
20+ units1.9%

Getting to work

How 64147 commutes

56.1% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 22.9 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone56.1%
Public transit37.8%
Walked6.1%

Travel time

Mean commute 22.9 minutes

<10 min30.6%
10-195.1%
20-2926.5%
30-4437.8%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 64147

ZIP code 64147 is assigned to Kansas City, MO, and falls within Jackson County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 544 people live inside it.

At 165 residents per square mile spread over 3.296 square miles, 64147 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Kansas City looks like

The building stock is dominated by mid-sized apartment buildings, which account for 78.9% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1980, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 29.6% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 18.4 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.63 people on average, with 82.0% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 22.9 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 56.1% of workers, while 37.8% take public transit. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Kansas City, MO

64147 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

Median rent in 64147 is $1,101 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Chicago, IL is about 420.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 64147 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 64147 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 64147 offers a compact profile of Kansas City: 544 residents, 3.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 40.2%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 64147 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Kansas City may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 64147

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Missouri ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 64147

What city is ZIP code 64147 in?
64147 serves Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County, United States.
What is the population of 64147?
About 544 people live in ZIP code 64147, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±283. That works out to roughly 165 people per square mile.
Is 64147 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 3.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 40.2%, and the median age is 18.4. The average commute is 22.9 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 64147 in?
64147 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 64147?
ZIP code 64147 covers 3.296 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 64147 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 64147 reads as a rural area. It holds 165 people per square mile across 3.296 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How much is rent in 64147?
Median gross rent in 64147 is $1,101 a month, according to the American Community Survey. Gross rent includes contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels, so it is closer to what a tenant actually pays than a headline rent figure. Of 150 occupied homes here, 150 are rented.
What is the commute like from 64147?
The average one-way commute from 64147 takes about 22.9 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 56.1% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 64147?
About 98 residents of 64147 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 54.8% and the unemployment rate is 40.2%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 64147?
Accommodation in and around Kansas City, MO ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 64147 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Kansas City as the primary place and Jackson County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 64147 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64147. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 64147, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.