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
median household income $103,239, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lenexa
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants63.6% → 56.8%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population34,037 → 58,384(+72%)US over the same years: +35%
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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Over time
Lenexa, decade by decade
Lenexa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
34,037
$112,647
$248,407
45.5%
15.4
2000
40,238
$112,924
$284,725
49.8%
28.7
2010
48,190
$109,825
$309,437
52.3%
42.5
2020
57,434
$109,674
$337,068
55.2%
51.3
2024
58,384
$103,239
$394,900
57.8%
53.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
