2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Raytown, MO vs Gladstone, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in Gladstone, is 11% more than it is in Raytown and is 5% below the National Average.
- Raytown unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Gladstone unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Raytown, MOGladstone, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.3%32.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.4%5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,665$36,574$37,638
 Household Income$59,049$65,477$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,809$76,893$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raytown, MOGladstone, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.2%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.4%8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.0%10.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.9%9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.3%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.9%12.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.2%17.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.6%13.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%5.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.3%4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raytown, MOGladstone, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.7%15.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.7%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.3%4.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.3%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.2%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.6%26.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.0%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.4%15.5%13.1%
Reviews for Raytown    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We have lived in this area for the past 20 years. While it is a quiet little suburb of Kansas City, I feel like the area is not growing the way it should. The city  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live on the edge of Raytown, our granddaughter attends a Raytown School. We love the town, we love the schools. We have run our business from here for many  More

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Reviews for Gladstone    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Gladstone is cheap, quiet, and affordable. There are mostly old people and families here. There are several large parks and bicycle trails, and the main roads are  More

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Over 18 years ago

Gladstone is a smaull suburb of Kansas City. It is close enough to the amenities of the downtown, but far enough to have a smaller city  More

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