Lee’s Summit

Population & Demographics

Lee’s Summit, MO

Lee’s Summit is home to 103,656 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 52,147 resident workers commute each day.

MissouriCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
103,656
people
Population

103,656 residents

Median age 38.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lee’s Summit population & demographics

Who lives in Lee’s Summit — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
103,656
Median age
38.8yrs
Median household income
$102,531
Median home value
$340,900
Median gross rent
$1,422/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
48.8%
Poverty rate
5.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lee’s Summit

How Lee’s Summit breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.1%
Black9.6%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Two or more races4.2%
Asian1.9%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Lee’s Summit

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lee’s Summit.

Lee’s Summit at a glance
Employed Residents
52,147
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
20.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Kansas City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lee’s Summit proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lee’s Summit commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lee’s Summit

52,147 commutes, one dot at a time

Lee’s Summit

Where 52,147 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lee’s Summit, by worker count.

1Kansas City15.4 mi15,754
2Lee’s Summit0.0 mi10,625
3Overland Park16.6 mi3,417
4Independence11.2 mi2,800
5Blue Springs8.6 mi1,648
6Kansas City21.4 mi1,373
7Lenexa21.5 mi1,350
8Olathe23.2 mi912

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lee’s Summit.

1Lee’s Summit0.0 mi10,625
2Kansas City15.4 mi6,378
3Independence11.2 mi3,871
4Blue Springs8.6 mi2,876
5Raytown7.1 mi999
6Raymore9.1 mi897
7Overland Park16.6 mi786
8Grandview8.2 mi747

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lee’s Summit’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance17.8%
RTRetail Trade17.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.4%
EDEducational Services7.1%
COConstruction6.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.9%
FIFinance and Insurance4.9%
WSWholesale Trade4.1%
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