Lee's Summit

Population: 102,583
Median household income: $104,989
Median home value: $313,200

Located in Jackson County, Missouri, Lee's Summit is a community with a population of 102,583. Its median household income of $104,989 runs above the Jackson County figure of $67,178.

From 2019 to 2023, Lee's Summit's population grew 5.5% from 97,275 to 102,583, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $223,700 to $313,200.

The median gross rent is $1,382. 48.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 102,583
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $104,989
Median home value: $313,200
Median gross rent: $1,382
Housing units: 41,358
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

97,275102,583

Median household income

$89,969$104,989

Median home value

$223,700$313,200

Median gross rent

$1,077$1,382

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	97,275	$89,969	$223,700	$1,077
2020	98,997	$93,295	$234,700	$1,069
2021	100,772	$98,960	$248,800	$1,160
2022	101,728	$103,447	$291,400	$1,295
2023	102,583	$104,989	$313,200	$1,382

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,793	5.6%
5 to 17	20,572	20.1%
18 to 24	7,317	7.1%
25 to 34	11,540	11.2%
35 to 44	15,518	15.1%
45 to 54	12,836	12.5%
55 to 64	13,118	12.8%
65 to 74	8,986	8.8%
75 and over	6,903	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	79,574	77.6%
Black or African American	10,369	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	121	0.1%
Asian	1,971	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	290	0.3%
Some other race	424	0.4%
Two or more races	4,416	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,418	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,780	2.6%
High school graduate	12,852	18.7%
Some college or associate's	20,699	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	20,298	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13,272	19.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,138	73.7%
Carpooled	2,819	5.3%
Public transit	45	0.1%
Walked	348	0.7%
Bicycle	12	0.0%
Worked from home	10,273	19.4%
Other means	452	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,336	24.1%
15 to 29 min	15,244	35.6%
30 to 44 min	12,480	29.1%
45 to 59 min	3,449	8.1%
60+ min	1,305	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 5.5% (5,586 of 101,635)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,257	71.5%
Nonfamily households	11,274	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,531	95.6%
Vacant	1,827	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,099	73.6%
Renter-occupied	10,432	26.4%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,065	72.7%
1-unit, attached	3,802	9.2%
2 to 4 units	2,096	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2,646	6.4%
20 or more units	2,739	6.6%
Mobile home & other	10	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2941348
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 64 sq mi
Water area: 2.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.9216, -94.3848