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Lee's Summit MO - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	70,700	401 (of 25,150) (98%)	7 (of 972) (99%)
Average Income	$60,905	2,291 (91%)	50 (95%)
Median House Value	$131,500	4,833 (81%)	58 (94%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	93.2%	13,667 (of 25,150) (46%)	757 (of 972) (22%)
% Black Population	3.5%	6,570 (74%)	166 (83%)
% Hispanic Population	2.0%	11,084 (56%)	173 (82%)
% Asian Population	1.0%	5,786 (77%)	95 (90%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,236 (59%)	405 (58%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	93.1%	2,262 (of 25,150) (91%)	52 (of 972) (95%)
% College Graduates	37.3%	2,374 (91%)	55 (94%)
% Never Married	19.7%	16,576 (34%)	516 (47%)
% Married	63.9%	5,163 (79%)	185 (81%)
% Seperated	1.2%	15,028 (40%)	579 (40%)
% Divorced	9.7%	13,308 (47%)	673 (31%)
% Foreign Born	2.0%	11,257 (55%)	176 (82%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	27,392	425 (of 25,150) (98%)	7 (of 972) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	2.3%	21,696 (14%)	891 (8%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	14.9%	2,622 (90%)	51 (95%)
Average Rooms in House	6.3	2,761 (89%)	68 (93%)
% Households with No Car	5.9%	13,848 (45%)	616 (37%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	19.1%	10,837 (57%)	347 (64%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.2%	3,012 (88%)	48 (95%)
Median House Value	$131,500	4,833 (81%)	58 (94%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.6%	10,952 (56%)	501 (48%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	3.9%	2,190 (91%)	23 (98%)
Average Monthly Rent	$654	4,590 (82%)	61 (94%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	73.3%	2,590 (of 25,150) (90%)	88 (of 972) (91%)
% Drive Alone to Work	88.3%	1,898 (92%)	90 (91%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.2%	10,864 (57%)	274 (72%)
% Walk to Work	0.6%	19,933 (21%)	676 (30%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	25.5	10,011 (60%)	441 (55%)
% Households making less than $10,000	3.5%	21,546 (14%)	860 (12%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.5%	3,548 (86%)	82 (92%)
Median Household Income	$60,905	2,291 (91%)	50 (95%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.2%	18,273 (27%)	736 (24%)
Per Capita Income	$26,891	2,753 (89%)	64 (93%)
Male Worker Income	$49,385	2,305 (91%)	56 (94%)
Female Worker Income	$32,837	2,660 (89%)	52 (95%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	2.8%	20,309 (19%)	812 (16%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	3.8%	21,609 (14%)	865 (11%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Kansas City, Missouri	17 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.93

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Waterford, Michigan	0.93
Edmond, Oklahoma	0.91
Coon Rapids, Minnesota	0.91
St. Charles, Missouri	0.90
Eagan, Minnesota	0.88
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	0.88
Waukesha, Wisconsin	0.87
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	0.87
Bristol, Connecticut	0.87
Burnsville, Minnesota	0.87

Lee's Summit MO Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Working in Information	2,721	132
Houses Built 1990-1994	4,534	135
Houses Built 1995-1998	4,354	138
Houses Worth Between $100,000 and $149,999	7,708	142
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $1000 and $1499	6,826	147

Lee's Summit MO Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 972)
Houses Worth Between $150,000 and $199,999	3,442	2
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $1000 and $1499	6,826	2
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	250	2
Households Making Between $100,000 and $149,999	4,419	3
Families Making Between $100,000 and $149,999	3,932	3

Lee's Summit MO Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	15.3%	23,668
Percent of People 21 to 64 with a Disability	9.9%	22,723
Percent of Population not in Labor Force	26.7%	22,534
Percent of Families Making Between $15,000 and $24,999	4.0%	22,468
Percent of People who Went to High School but did not Graduate	5.0%	22,363

Lee's Summit MO Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 972)
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	15.3%	933
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	21.4%	916
Percent of People who Went to High School but did not Graduate	5.0%	905
Percent 65 to 74 year Old Population	4.7%	895
Percent Vacant Housing Units	3.3%	893

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lee's Summit MO	Waterford, Michigan
Total Population	73,150	70,700
Average Age	35.5	35.1
Average Income	$55,008	$60,905
Median House Value	$144,400	$131,500
% White Population	92.7%	93.2%
% Black Population	2.9%	3.5%
% Asian Population	1.3%	1.0%
% Hispanic Population	3.9%	2.0%

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