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Lee's Summit

Missouri · 107,514 residents (2025 est.) · 63.9 sq mi
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With 103,656 people, Lee's Summit is a city in Missouri. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. The population is up 47% since 2000. That is roughly 45% ahead of the Missouri median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 49% of adults have a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 4%.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
103,656
+47%since 2000
from 70,700 in 2000
107,514 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,622 / sq mi
+28%since 2009
from 1,264 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.8
+11%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
63.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
41K58K75K92K109K19902000201020202024Lee's Summit
2024104K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(6,050)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(6,842)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.9%(8,178)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.5%(7,773)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(4,901)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.2%(11,595)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.9%(15,450)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(13,089)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(13,002)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.1%(9,466)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(4,872)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(2,438)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$102,531
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,905 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$48,894
+82%since 2000
from $26,891 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.3%
+14.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 3.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.404
+5%since 2010
from 0.384 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services9.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration8.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$340,900
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $131,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,422
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $654 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2000
from 75.6% in 2000
26.6% rent
Vacancy rate
4.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.54 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.74 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.5%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 23.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+35%since 2009
from 2.5 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
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.9%(64,991)
Black3.4%(2,437)
Hispanic / Latino2%(1,394)
Asian1%(691)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic77.1%(79,967)
Black9.6%(9,971)
Hispanic / Latino6.1%(6,369)
Asian1.9%(1,933)
Other5.2%(5,416)
Diversity Score
49
+55%since 2009
from 31 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
Mexican4.2%(4,305)
Puerto Rican0.2%(227)
Colombian0.2%(189)
Spaniard0.2%(180)
Salvadoran0.2%(175)
Dominican0.1%(130)
Cuban0.1%(101)
Honduran0.1%(90)
Venezuelan0.1%(57)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0%(49)
Argentine0%(37)
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(364)
Filipino0.4%(363)
Vietnamese0.3%(313)
Asian Indian0.3%(295)
Pakistani0.2%(191)
Korean0.1%(147)
Taiwanese0.1%(66)
Hmong0.1%(65)
Thai0.1%(54)
Burmese0%(42)
Japanese0%(16)
Laotian0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(236)
Chamorro0.1%(110)
Ancestry
German21.2%(21,989)
English16.7%(17,344)
Irish13.8%(14,341)
American4.4%(4,594)
Italian4.1%(4,295)
French2.4%(2,489)
Scottish2.4%(2,460)
Polish1.7%(1,738)
Swedish1.6%(1,694)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(1,190)
Dutch1%(1,032)
Welsh0.9%(968)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.9%(885)
Norwegian0.9%(884)
Danish0.6%(600)
Palestinian0.4%(445)
British0.4%(426)
Czech0.4%(426)
Russian0.3%(346)
Nigerian0.3%(340)
Swiss0.3%(309)
Lebanese0.3%(274)
Croatian0.2%(219)
Greek0.2%(184)
Ukrainian0.2%(157)
Belgian0.1%(123)
Austrian0.1%(122)
Ethiopian0.1%(114)
Lithuanian0.1%(110)
Hungarian0.1%(102)
Iraqi0.1%(92)
Australian0.1%(91)
Brazilian0.1%(87)
Slovak0.1%(77)
Slovene0.1%(73)
Armenian0.1%(69)
Egyptian0.1%(60)
Finnish0.1%(58)
Canadian0.1%(54)
Jamaican0%(49)
Kenyan0%(45)
Turkish0%(37)
Romanian0%(30)
Ghanaian0%(26)
Serbian0%(23)
Latvian0%(19)
Iranian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
48.8%
+11.5 ptssince 2000
from 37.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.5%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 93.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.1%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 12.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+52%since 2000
from 16.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.4%
−15.5 ptssince 2009
from 86.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.8%
+16.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 5.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.0%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 73.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 82.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.7%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 46.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
Foreign born
4.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 8.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2013
from 7.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.8%
+6.7 ptssince 2017
from 89.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 95.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 94.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.7%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 2.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30%(12,066)
Married59.7%(23,992)
Widowed2.3%(919)
Divorced7.9%(3,184)
Women 15+
Never married25.4%(10,784)
Married55.8%(23,666)
Widowed6.7%(2,857)
Divorced12.1%(5,118)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2013
from 7.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
7.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 6.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
81.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 22.1% 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)28%(1,477)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(1,301)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(1,668)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(225)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(63)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,278 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 Lee's Summit, Missouri?

Lee's Summit, Missouri has about 103,656 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lee's Summit, Missouri?

The typical household in Lee's Summit, Missouri earns about $102,531 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lee's Summit, Missouri expensive?

In Lee's Summit, Missouri, the median home is worth about $340,900, and the typical rent is about $1,422 a month.

How educated are people in Lee's Summit, Missouri?

About 48.8% of adults age 25 and over in Lee's Summit, Missouri hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lee's Summit, Missouri?

About 5.7% of people in Lee's Summit, Missouri live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lee's Summit, Missouri grown since 1990?

Yes, Lee's Summit, Missouri has grown since 1990. The population has added about 57,260 residents, a change of about 123 percent over that period.

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