Lee's Summit, MO Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	70,700	100.0

Male	33,849	47.9
Female	36,851	52.1

Under 5 years	5,664	8.0
5 to 9 years	5,841	8.3
10 to 14 years	5,884	8.3
15 to 19 years	4,860	6.9
20 to 24 years	3,054	4.3
25 to 34 years	9,970	14.1
35 to 44 years	13,427	19.0
45 to 54 years	9,584	13.6
55 to 59 years	3,015	4.3
60 to 64 years	2,173	3.1
65 to 74 years	3,298	4.7
75 to 84 years	2,438	3.4
85 years and over	1,492	2.1

Median age (years)	35.1	(X)

18 years and over	50,087	70.8
Male	23,360	33.0
Female	26,727	37.8
21 years and over	47,820	67.6
62 years and over	8,465	12.0
65 years and over	7,228	10.2
Male	2,636	3.7
Female	4,592	6.5

RACE
One race	69,694	98.6
White	65,874	93.2
Black or African American	2,454	3.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	257	0.4
Asian	698	1.0
Asian Indian	102	0.1
Chinese	150	0.2
Filipino	108	0.2
Japanese	43	0.1
Korean	131	0.2
Vietnamese	84	0.1
Other Asian ¹	80	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	44	0.1
Native Hawaiian	8	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	11	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	20	0.0
Some other race	367	0.5
Two or more races	1,006	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	66,804	94.5
Black or African American	2,773	3.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	595	0.8
Asian	913	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	81	0.1
Some other race	614	0.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	70,700	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,394	2.0
Mexican	981	1.4
Puerto Rican	97	0.1
Cuban	29	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	287	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	69,306	98.0
White alone	64,991	91.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	70,700	100.0
In households	69,921	98.9
Householder	26,417	37.4
Spouse	16,402	23.2
Child	23,306	33.0
Own child under 18 years	19,745	27.9
Other relatives	1,630	2.3
Under 18 years	602	0.9
Nonrelatives	2,166	3.1
Unmarried partner	1,018	1.4
In group quarters	779	1.1
Institutionalized population	746	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	33	0.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	26,417	100.0
Family households (families)	19,488	73.8
With own children under 18 years	10,766	40.8
Married-couple family	16,402	62.1
With own children under 18 years	8,698	32.9
Female householder, no husband present	2,345	8.9
With own children under 18 years	1,603	6.1
Nonfamily households	6,929	26.2
Householder living alone	5,823	22.0
Householder 65 years and over	2,428	9.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	11,231	42.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,966	18.8

Average household size	2.65	(X)
Average family size	3.12	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	27,311	100.0
Occupied housing units	26,417	96.7
Vacant housing units	894	3.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	50	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	26,417	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	19,976	75.6
Renter-occupied housing units	6,441	24.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.86	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.99	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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