Raymore is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States, within the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Population estimates recently released by the US Census show that from July 2022 to July 2023, Raymore was the fastest growing city in the state and the 66th fastest growing city in the country, with a 4.7% increase in population in one year. Raymore's population estimate is 25,306 as of July 2024. The population was 22,941 at the 2020 census.
History
Raymore was platted in 1872 and incorporated on March 20, 1877.[4] The name Raymore is an amalgamation of the surnames of two railroad men, George Rea and Henry Moore.[5] The Raymore post office has been in operation since 1872.[6]
The City of Raymore follows a City Council-Manager style of government. The mayor is Kristofer P. Turnbow. On September 9, 2014, Jim Feuerborn was administered his oath of office to serve as Raymore's City Manager (after previously serving as the city's Acting City Manager since June, and the city's Assistant City Manager prior to that). The Raymore City Hall is located at 100 Municipal Circle, just south of Missouri Route 58.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.75 square miles (45.97km2), of which 17.58 square miles (45.53km2) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44km2) is water.[8]
As of the 2020 census, Raymore had a population of 22,941 and 8,443 households; 6,202 were families.[10][11]
The population density was 1,325.3 per square mile (511.6/km2). There were 8,844 housing units, of which 4.5% were vacant; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.9%.[10]
96.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.1% lived in rural areas.[12]
The median age was 40.1 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.3 males age 18 and over.[10][11]
Of the 8,443 households, 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.1% were married-couple households, 11.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.0.[10]
The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey[13] estimates show that the median household income was $86,368 (with a margin of error of +/- $7,901) and the median family income was $99,853 (+/- $4,306). Males had a median income of $52,880 (+/- $6,952) versus $41,750 (+/- $4,113) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $45,620 (+/- $3,115). Approximately, 4.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those ages 65 or over.
Economy
Largest employers
As of July 2025, the largest employers in the city are:
