Population

107,514

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$340,900

Owner-occupied units

Lee's Summit, MO

Missouri · 38.922° N, 94.385° W · 64 sq mi

Lee's Summit is a city in Missouri, with a population of 107,514 and about 1,683 residents per square mile. The median household earns $102,531 a year, and the median home is worth $340,900.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

64 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,683

People per square mile

Rank by population

#316

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#171

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$102,531

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,422

Per month

Homeownership

73.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.2 min

One way

People

Median age

38.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

48.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

4.3%

Households

40,526

2.54 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 26.1^%

Professional & business services 11.6^%

Retail trade 10.9^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Missouri

Name

David Steward

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$11.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

St. Louis

Source of wealth

IT services

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Missouri · private sector

Employer

BJC HealthCare

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Missouri

Company

Centene

Revenue

$163.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

St. Louis

Ticker

CNC

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Missouri

State bird

Eastern Bluebird

State flower

White Hawthorn Blossom

State capital

Jefferson City

Nickname

The Show-Me State

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