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Lee's Summit, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Lee's Summit is a Census city of 103,656 people across 63.89 square miles of land, lying across Jackson County and Cass County. Median household income is $102,531, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 166 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $96.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lee's Summit
What Lee's Summit is
- Census place typecity
- Land area63.89 sq mi
- Water area2.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,622
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson County, 97.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inJackson County 97.5 percent, Cass County 2.5 percent
Lee's Summit crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lee's Summit
How many people live in Lee's Summit
- Population103,656
- Median age38.8
- Population under 1826,479
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over16,776
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households40,526
- Family households28,223
- Share of households that are families69.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lee's Summit
- Median household income$102,531
- Per capita income$48,894
- Civilian labor force55,396
- Employed53,310
- Unemployed2,086 plus or minus 456
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over69,912
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lee's Summit
- Housing units42,240
- Occupied units40,526
- Vacant units1,714 plus or minus 373
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied29,751
- Renter occupied10,775
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$340,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,422
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent
- Single family units34,162
- Share single family80.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,034
- Share in buildings of two or more19.0 percent
- Mobile homes44 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lee's Summit gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute41,790
- Commuting under 15 minutes10,431
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,935
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.1 percent
- Drove alone71.4 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home20.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lee's Summit (7(a))
- Approvals166
- Gross approval$96,754,900
- Average approval$582,861
- Median approval$301,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,330,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,561
- Jobs per approval15.4
- Loans with a final outcome42
- Paid in full37
- Charged off5
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans11.9 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.4 percent
- Share to franchises28.3 percent
- Distinct lenders62
- Distinct industries by NAICS77
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lee's Summit, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lee's Summit
SBA loans in Lee's Summit (504)
- Approvals47
- Gross approval$29,207,000
- Average approval$621,426
- Median approval$354,000
- Largest approval$2,874,000
- Jobs supported348
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lee's Summit, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lee's Summit
- NFIP communityCity of Lee'S Summit
- NFIP community number290174
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date01/20/17
The City of Lee'S Summit participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290174 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jackson County, not Lee's Summit
Jackson County context, not Lee's Summit figures
- Establishments in Jackson County18,212
- Covered employment, Jackson County375,574
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$71,613
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County4,003
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lee's Summit.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lee's Summit questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lee's Summit, Missouri?
103,656, in 40,526 households. Lee's Summit city covers 63.89 square miles of land, which is 1,622 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lee's Summit in?
Lee's Summit lies in more than one. By area it is 97.5 percent in Jackson County, 2.5 percent in Cass County. This page sits under Jackson County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Lee's Summit?
$102,531. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $340,900. Median gross rent is $1,422 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lee's Summit businesses?
166 7(a) approvals totaling $96.8 m since FY2020, across 62 lenders, median approval $301,500, plus 47 504 approvals worth $29.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lee's Summit, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lee's Summit borrowers get paid back?
Of the 42 loans that have reached a final outcome, 37 were paid in full and 5 charged off, a charge off rate of 11.9 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Lee's Summit in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lee's Summit appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lee'S Summit, city of, community 290174, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lee's Summit figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lee's Summit.
Is zoning published for Lee's Summit?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.