COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lee's Summit vs Raytown
PLACE A
Lee's Summit, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Raytown, Missouri
Lee's Summit is 269% larger than Raytown. Lee's Summit earns more, with a median household income $33,691 higher. Lee's Summit has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 2%).
LEE'S SUMMITRAYTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population107,51429,154+269% vs Raytown
Population density1,6832,936−1,253
Population growth10.7%1.6%+9.0 pts
Median age38.840.9−2.1
Male48.8%48.6%+0.2 pts
Female51.2%51.4%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born4.3%3.9%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.1%46.5%+30.6 pts
Black9.6%36.8%−27.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%10.6%−4.4 pts
Asian1.9%0.4%+1.4 pts
Other5.2%5.7%−0.5 pts
Median household income$102,531$68,840+$33,691
Per capita income$48,894$36,203+$12,691
Poverty rate5.7%12.5%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.394+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%22.0%+26.8 pts
Graduate degree19.1%6.4%+12.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%5.6%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation69.0%66.7%+2.3 pts
Median home value$340,900$182,900+$158,000
Median gross rent$1,422$1,218+$204
Owner-occupied73.4%65.1%+8.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%7.1%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households50.4%43.1%+7.4 pts
Average commute25.224.2+1.0
Worked from home20.8%11.5%+9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured4.9%11.2%−6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025