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

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

68%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lee's Summit	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$64,350	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$137,021	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$157,610	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,294	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$91,173	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,954	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.6%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lee's Summit is 43% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lee's Summit is 68% 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

$91,338 $137,021 $274,042

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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 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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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mission Hills, KS	3,665	$373,332	359.0%
Mission Woods, KS	189	$373,170	358.8%
Loch Lloyd, MO	687	$247,026	203.7%
Westwood Hills, KS	483	$246,281	202.8%
Leawood, KS	35,495	$233,909	187.6%
Lee's Summit, MO	101,898	$137,021	68.5%

Cities with similar population

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Carmel, IN	101,609	$168,640	107.3%
Nanaimo, BC	101,513	n/a
Kamloops, BC	101,505	n/a
Lethbridge, AB	101,384	n/a
Boca Raton, FL	102,418	$124,064	52.5%
Lee's Summit, MO	101,898	$137,021	68.5%

Source: The Lee's Summit, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.