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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Lees Summit NEIGHBORHOODS Lake Lotawana / Lone Jack, Greenwood, Lees Summit, Longview, Independence Ave / Woods Chapel Rd, U.S. Route 50 / Blue Pky, Route 291 / Chipman Rd, Route 291 / U.S. Route 50, U.S. Route 40 / Cpl M E Webster Mem Pky, U.S. Route 50 / Todd George Rd
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Lees Summit, MO Blue Springs, Buckner, Independence, Kansas City, Oak Grove, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Raytown
POPULATION
71,074
| LEES SUMMIT INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 71,074 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 27,392 |
| LEES SUMMIT HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 73.20% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 23.54% |
| % VACANT | 3.26% |
| TYPE OF LEES SUMMIT HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 74.80% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 5.99% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.81% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 9.27% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.12% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF LEES SUMMIT HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.21% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 7.56% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 15.59% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 43.86% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 26.91% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.87% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 19.82% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 62.03% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 15.86% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 2.29% |
| LEES SUMMIT REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $206,041 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $763 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$78,000 | 1.25% |
| $78,001-$156,000 | 22.51% |
| $156,001-$313,000 | 58.91% |
| $313,001-$469,000 | 11.92% |
| $469,001-$626,000 | 3.06% |
| $626,001-$782,000 | 1.39% |
| $782,001-$1,172,000 | 0.67% |
| $1,172,001-$1,565,000 | 0.12% |
| > $1,565,000 | 0.17% |
| PEOPLE OF Lees Summit | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.09% |
| 5 TO 17 | 21.20% |
| 18 TO 24 | 6.42% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.97% |
| 35 TO 54 | 32.81% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.43% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 10.08% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 93.10% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 37.31% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $60,905 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $26,891 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 3.84% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (11.38%), Healthcare (11.13%), Retail (11.09%), Education (8.86%), Finance (7.82%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (7.55%), Information Technology (7.29%), Construction (6.27%), Other (4.91%), Public Service (4.63%), Accomodation (4.63%), Wholesale (4.34%), Transportation (3.12%), Administration (2.07%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.96% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 93.24% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 3.45% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.47% |
| ASIAN | 0.71% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.01% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.69% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.43% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 2.02% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (22.01%), German (20.25%), English (9.69%), Other Groups (9.32%), United States or American (9.03%), Irish (8.77%), Italian (3.84%), French (2.11%), Scotch-Irish (2.04%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 2.03% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (88.13%) |
Lees Summit is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 71,074 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Lees Summit is the seventh largest community in Missouri.
Unlike some cities, Lees Summit isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lees Summit are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lees Summit is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lees Summit who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.73%), sales jobs (12.57%), and management occupations (12.54%).
Also of interest is that Lees Summit has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
"If you live in Lees Summit, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Lees Summit residents do (99%). Lees Summit is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.
The education level of Lees Summit citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 37.31% of adults in Lees Summit have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lees Summit in 2000 was $26,891, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,564 for a family of four. However, Lees Summit contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lees Summit home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lees Summit is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lees Summit include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Lees Summit is English.
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