What percentage of people rent in Lee's Summit, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Lee's Summit, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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26.6% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in Lee's Summit, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 10,775 renting households against 29,751 that own their home.

In Lee's Summit, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 10,775 (±888)
Median renter income: $52,972 (±$2,838)

Who rents and who owns in Lee's Summit

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lee's Summit	Jackson County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±2.0 points)	40.9% (±0.8 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	10,775 (±888)	125,355 (±2,393)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	29,751 (±966)	181,443 (±2,484)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,972 (±$2,838)	$45,021 (±$1,309)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$126,170 (±$4,919)	$89,630 (±$2,148)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Lee's Summit, the renter share is lower than in Jackson County (40.9%).

It is also lower than in Missouri (31.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Jackson County, Lee's Summit ranks 12 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 558 of 1,244.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Lee's Summit has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	22.8% (±1.3 points)	26.6% (±2.0 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,077 (±$36)	$1,422 (±$54)	+32.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$89,969 (±$2,615)	$102,531 (±$3,833)	+14.0%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Lee's Summit

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lee's Summit
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lee's Summit	—	26.6% (±2.0 points)	—
Unity Village	2.7 mi	97.7% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Greenwood	6.1 mi	7.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Raytown	6.5 mi	34.9% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Lake Lotawana	6.9 mi	7.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Lake Winnebago	7.0 mi	3.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Grandview	7.9 mi	50.9% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Lake Tapawingo	7.9 mi	3.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Blue Springs	8.9 mi	31.1% (±2.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greenwood, MO (7.9%), Lake Lotawana, MO (7.1%), Lake Winnebago, MO (3.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Unity Village, MO (97.7%), Raytown, MO (34.9%), Grandview, MO (50.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Oak Grove	39.7% (±4.7 points)
7	Independence	39.1% (±2.1 points)
8	Levasy	38.7% (±32.4 points)
9	Grain Valley	35.0% (±5.6 points)
10	Raytown	34.9% (±4.4 points)
11	Blue Springs	31.1% (±2.9 points)
12	Lee's Summit	26.6% (±2.0 points)
13	Sugar Creek	25.3% (±8.6 points)
14	Buckner	23.6% (±8.9 points)
15	Lone Jack	9.8% (±4.0 points)
16	Greenwood	7.9% (±5.2 points)
17	Lake Lotawana	7.1% (±3.8 points)
18	Sibley	3.8% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Jackson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lee's Summit

How many renters are there in Lee's Summit?

Lee's Summit has an estimated 10,775 (±888) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lee's Summit?

In Lee's Summit, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Lee's Summit?

A renting household in Lee's Summit has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lee's Summit?

The median renting household in Lee's Summit, MO has an income of $52,972 (±$2,838) a year, against $126,170 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lee's Summit city, Missouri (place:41348, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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