Lee's Summit, Missouri

Demographic Snapshot

Lee's Summit Jackson County Kansas City MSA
Population, 2017 97,290 698,895 2,128,912
Population % Ch., 2007-2017 14.48% 5.41% 7.47%
Median Age, 2016 38.2 36.5 37.4
Land Area (sq. mi.) 63.35 604.46 7,950
High School Grads, 2016 96.4% 89.8% 91.4%
College Grads, 2016 43.5% 29.4% 35%
Labor Force, 2017 54,790 363,854 1,128,859
Unemployment Rate, 2017 2.9% 4.4% 3.8%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Major Employers

Company
Type of Operation
Employees
Aspen Contracting Foundation contractors 550
AT&T Corrugated & solid fiber box mfg. 500
Automated Motion  Manufacturing 35
Bennett Packaging-Kansas City Commercial banking 242
Billy Goat Industries Commercial lawn equipment mfg.
110
Brillient  Business services 40
CapGemini Accounting 150
Cerner Healthcare information systems 270
City of Lee's Summit
City government
1,000
Ck Enterprises  Manufacturing 180
County Beverage Co Inc. Beer & Ale Merchant Wholesalers 100
Creative Blow Mold & Tooling  Manufacturing 40
CVS Caremark Call Center  Contact center 559
Eagle Fluid Power  Manufacturing 40
Government Employees Hospital Association Healthcare 511
HDR    Architecture & engineering 65
HRS Erase Inc.
Pension funds
51
IPL-Plastics  Plastic container mfg. 230
JCI Industries Pumps and motor sales/service 160
John Knox Village Retirement community 1,000
Lee's Summit Medical Center Healthcare 600
Lee's Summit R-7 Schools Public school system 2,563
MC Power Electric & construction 45
Metropolitan Community College - Longview
Education
400
Missouri State Highway Patrol Legislative bodies 425
Polytainers Plastic container mfg. 300
Quest Diagnostics  Medical laboratories 220
R&D Leverage
Tool design, parts & distribution
250
ReDiscover  Healthcare 500
Reinhart Foodservices
Food manufacturing
175
Saint Luke's Health Systems  Healthcare 1,300
State Street Mutual fund & insurance industry services 150
Summit Christian Academy Education 111
Tingle Flooring  Warehouse and distribution 145
Toshiba
Office equipment
45
Toy's R Us Distribution   Toy distribution center 300
Truman Medical Center - Lakewood Healthcare 1,200
Ultrax Aerospace Inc. Electricity and signal testing 50
Unity Village Religious organization 310
University of Central Missouri  Education 2,000
Venture Industrial Products Sheet metal work manufacturing 60
Viracor - IBT Laboratories  Clinical and diagnostic testing 290
Zerega
Pasta manufacturing
110
Zoetis Animal health 235

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