Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:52 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:34 am – 4:58 pm
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People41,984 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.417,772 householdsMedian household income $74,740Median home value $225,300Median rent $1,179 a month59% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,581 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 22,452 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 23 minutes75% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 6%, Arabic 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F38 in of rain a year, on about 60 dayswettest month June11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days47 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kansas City Downtown Ap station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsCentral Parkpark · under a mileFlora Parkpark · under a mileWhite Alloe Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 70 acresSugar Creek (Labenite Park)state park · 10.1 miThomas Hart Benton Home And Studio State Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.5 miLiberty Bend Conservation Areastate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 134 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200745 mi away, near Nortonville, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 23 Mar 200745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateClay County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighHail Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 363 days measured86 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Clay County monitors, MO
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKansas City PWSserves 553,295 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,010 ft308 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKindred Hospital Northlandunder a milePost officeGladstone Post Office1.0 miTown hallGladstone City Hallunder a milePoliceGladstone Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationGladstone Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 3 otherSchoolBorromeo Academyunder a mileSchoolOakhill Day Schoolunder a mileElementaryOakwood Manor Elementary School1.0 miCollegeMidwestern Baptist Theological Seminary1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKansas City International Airport MCI9.7 miInterstateI-292.3 miUS highwayUS 1691.8 miAmtrakUnion Station KCY8.9 miLight railRIVER MARKET (3RD & GRAND)Kansas City Streetcar7.1 miCoachKansas City Bus StationFlixBus7.8 miTransit19 stops within a mileKansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 64118 ZIP area.
