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
median household income $102,531, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lee's Summit
What changed most since 1990
Population46,396 → 103,656(+123%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share1.7% → 9.6%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.9% → 73.4%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Lee's Summit's population equals 14% of Jackson County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 5.8% of the county's.
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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Over time
Lee's Summit, decade by decade
Lee's Summit 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
46,396
$93,123
$201,846
27.3%
8.5
2000
70,700
$110,948
$239,912
37.3%
19.1
2010
91,364
$105,233
$266,855
43.2%
36.2
2020
101,108
$113,077
$284,466
47.9%
49.0
2024
103,656
$102,531
$340,900
48.8%
48.6
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.
