Lee's Summit is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 103,465 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Lee's Summit is the sixth largest community in Missouri. Lee's Summit real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Lee's Summit house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lee's Summit is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lee's Summit is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lee's Summit who work in management occupations (12.92%), sales jobs (11.35%), and office and administrative support (10.28%). Also of interest is that Lee's Summit has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.02% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Lee's Summit is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.74% of adults in Lee's Summit have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Lee's Summit in 2022 was $47,879, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,516 for a family of four. Lee's Summit is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lee's Summit home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lee's Summit residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lee's Summit include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lee's Summit is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
