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Lenexa

Kansas · 60,506 residents (2025 est.) · 34.1 sq mi
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Lenexa is a city of 58,384 people in Kansas. This is an unusually credentialed place: 58% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Growth has run 45% since 2000, or 18,146 more people. Households here earn about 39% more than in Kansas as a whole. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
58,384
+45%since 2000
from 40,238 in 2000
60,506 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,714 / sq mi
+28%since 2009
from 1,341 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.2
+6%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
34.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
32K39K46K54K61K19902000201020202024Lenexa
202458K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(3,381)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(3,899)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(3,357)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(3,634)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(3,964)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416%(9,349)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(8,267)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(6,925)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(6,464)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.6%(5,586)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(2,609)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(949)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$103,239
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,990 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$58,657
+94%since 2000
from $30,212 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.6%
+14.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 3.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.439
+9%since 2010
from 0.403 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services12%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration10.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Information10.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$394,900
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $156,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,454
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $763 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
56.8%
−5.9 ptssince 2000
from 62.7% in 2000
43.2% rent
Vacancy rate
3.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.34 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+31%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.5%(35,217)
Black3.2%(1,285)
Hispanic / Latino4%(1,598)
Asian3.6%(1,445)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74.3%(43,370)
Black7.2%(4,219)
Hispanic / Latino9.5%(5,539)
Asian4.1%(2,374)
Other4.9%(2,882)
Diversity Score
54
+43%since 2009
from 38 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.7%(3,940)
Guatemalan0.4%(259)
Colombian0.4%(247)
Spaniard0.3%(163)
Puerto Rican0.2%(135)
Venezuelan0.2%(116)
Peruvian0.2%(110)
Honduran0.2%(104)
Argentine0.1%(72)
Cuban0.1%(34)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.6%(906)
Chinese1.2%(690)
Vietnamese0.4%(230)
Filipino0.3%(165)
Laotian0.1%(70)
Japanese0.1%(69)
Korean0.1%(50)
Pakistani0.1%(37)
Nepalese0.1%(34)
Malaysian0.1%(32)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(43)
Chamorro0%(13)
Ancestry
German23%(13,426)
English13.3%(7,756)
Irish13.1%(7,639)
American4%(2,334)
Italian3.7%(2,160)
Polish2.6%(1,510)
Scottish2.1%(1,245)
French1.9%(1,105)
Swedish1.7%(996)
Norwegian1.7%(981)
Dutch1.3%(745)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.2%(692)
Czech1%(587)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(518)
Arab0.8%(494)
Belgian0.7%(404)
Ethiopian0.7%(390)
Nigerian0.5%(307)
Croatian0.5%(301)
Swiss0.5%(285)
British0.4%(262)
Russian0.4%(228)
Lebanese0.3%(190)
Danish0.3%(168)
Hungarian0.2%(137)
Jordanian0.2%(133)
Kenyan0.2%(128)
Canadian0.1%(86)
Ukrainian0.1%(85)
Brazilian0.1%(84)
Iranian0.1%(79)
Lithuanian0.1%(74)
West Indian0.1%(73)
Jamaican0.1%(63)
Palestinian0.1%(50)
Austrian0.1%(50)
Slovak0.1%(47)
Finnish0.1%(40)
Greek0.1%(39)
Portuguese0.1%(38)
Serbian0%(21)
Syrian0%(16)
Egyptian0%(13)
Turkish0%(4)
Slovene0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
57.8%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 49.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 96.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.9%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 16.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.4 min
+64%since 2000
from 11.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.2%
−17.6 ptssince 2009
from 85.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
22.9%
+17.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 5.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
73.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 77.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
82.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 82.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
55.1%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
8.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 7.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.5%
−8.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.9%
+7.4 ptssince 2017
from 89.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 96.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 90.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 4.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.2%(7,842)
Married57.5%(13,592)
Widowed2.3%(536)
Divorced7%(1,650)
Women 15+
Never married25.4%(6,135)
Married56.4%(13,598)
Widowed6.9%(1,654)
Divorced11.4%(2,740)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.5%
−8.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
73.3%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 69.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
6.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 6.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
85.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 84.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 21.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.4%(804)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(434)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(784)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.2%(184)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(35)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,562 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lenexa, Kansas?

Lenexa, Kansas has about 58,384 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lenexa, Kansas?

The typical household in Lenexa, Kansas earns about $103,239 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lenexa, Kansas expensive?

In Lenexa, Kansas, the median home is worth about $394,900, and the typical rent is about $1,454 a month.

How educated are people in Lenexa, Kansas?

About 57.8% of adults age 25 and over in Lenexa, Kansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lenexa, Kansas?

About 5.4% of people in Lenexa, Kansas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lenexa, Kansas grown since 1990?

Yes, Lenexa, Kansas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 24,347 residents, a change of about 72 percent over that period.

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