Everything You Need to Know About the City of Lee's Summit Missouri

In 2017, Lee’s Summit, Missouri had a population of 95.3k people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $83,601 dollars. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Lee’s Summit, MO grew from 94,257 to 95,270, a 1.07 percent increase and its median household income grew from $80,494 dollars to $83,601 dollars, a 3.86 percent increase.

The population of Lee’s Summit, MO is 82.7 percent  White Alone, 7.87 percent Black or African American Alone, and 4.36 percent Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Lee’s Summit, MO speak a non-English language, and 98.2 percent are U.S. citizens.

The biggest universities in Lee’s Summit, MO are National American University-Lee’s Summit.

The median property value in Lee’s Summit, MO is $200,300 dollars, and the homeownership rate is 77.4 percent. Most people in Lee’s Summit, MO commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lee’s Summit, MO is 2 per household.

 

Education in Lee’s Summit

In 2017, universities in Lee’s Summit, MO awarded 21 degrees. The student population of Lee’s Summit, MO is skewed towards women, with 26 male students and 128 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lee’s Summit, MO are White (13 and 61.9 percent), followed by Black or African American (5 and 23.8 percent), Unknown (3 and 14.3 percent), and Asian (0 and 0 percent).

The largest universities in Lee’s Summit, MO by the number of degrees awarded are National American University-Lee’s Summit (21 and 100 percent).

The most popular majors in Lee’s Summit, MO are General Business Administration & Management (7 and 33.3 percent), Medical Assistant (3 and 14.3 percent), and Computer Support Specialist (3 and 14.3 percent).

The median tuition costs in Lee’s Summit, MO are $N/A for private four-year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four-year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

 

Economy in Lee’s Summit

The economy of Lee’s Summit, MO employs 48.9k people and Lee’s Summit has an unemployment rate of 2.7 percent. Lee’s Summit has seen the job market increase by 1.4 percent over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 33.3 percent, which is lower than the US average of 33.5 percent. The largest industries in Lee’s Summit, MO are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,410 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,915 people), and Retail Trade (5,180 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($86,563 dollars), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($76,250 dollars), and Information ($65,833 dollars).

Households in Lee’s Summit, MO have a median annual income of $83,601 dollars, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $80,494 dollars in 2016, which represents a 3.86 percent annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Lee’s Summit

– The Sales Tax Rate for Lee’s Summit is 7.9 percent.

– The Income Tax Rate for Lee’s Summit is 5.9 percent.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Lee’s Summit

– The average income of a Lee’s Summit resident is $34,153 dollars a year. 

– The Median household income of a Lee’s Summit resident is $78,186 dollars a year.