Lee's Summit, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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45%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

69%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lee's Summit	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$43,117	$27,044	$29,829
Median household income	$93,295	$49,593	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$107,177	$62,242	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,645	$30,016	$35,192
Median earnings male	$61,941	$34,901	$36,919
Median earnings female	$41,989	$24,771	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.6%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lee's Summit is 45% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lee's Summit is 69% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lee's Summit is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lee's Summit is 70% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,190 $93,295 $186,590

City

$33,058 $49,593 $99,186

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Lee's Summit median earnings by income bracket

Lee's Summit employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.9%	8.9%
Manufacturing sector	13.5%	13.5%
Financial & insurance services	8.5%	8.5%
Wholesale & retail services	16.0%	16.0%
Public administration	4.3%	4.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	28.0%	28.0%

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Leawood, KS	34,702	$156,538	183.0%
Lee's Summit, MO	98,997	$93,295	68.6%

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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC	99,027	n/a
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Boca Raton, FL	98,776	$84,445	52.6%
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Lee's Summit, MO	98,997	$93,295	68.6%

Source: The Lee's Summit, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).