Leawood, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

33,809

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

3.08%

24.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$185,625

0.351% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$658,800

6.19% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Leawood, KS is home to a population of 33.8k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.37% of Leawood, KS residents were born outside of the country (1.81k people).

In 2024, there were 15.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.4k people) in Leawood, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.91k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 801 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Leawood, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Leawood, KS was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Leawood, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leawood, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
29.4k ± 813
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.91k ± 530
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
801 ± 344

3.5%

Hispanic Population

1.18k people

3.5% of the people in Leawood, KS are hispanic (1.18k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Leawood, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

5.37%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.81k people

5.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.91k people

As of 2024, 5.37% of Leawood, KS residents (1.81k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Leawood, KS was 5.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Leawood, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
410 ± 127
Gulf War (2001-)
328 ± 239
Gulf War (1990s)
252 ± 130

Leawood, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Leawood, KS.

Economy

The economy of Leawood, KS employs 16.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Leawood, KS were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,182 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,021 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,518 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($164,524), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($152,350), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($151,401).

Employment

Occupations

16.5k

2024 Value

± 1,058

−2.34%

1 Year decline

± 9.26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leawood, KS declined at a rate of −2.34%, from 16.9k employees to 16.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leawood, KS, are Management Occupations (3,569 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,270 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (2,025 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leawood, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

16.5k

2024 Value

± 1,058

−2.34%

1 Year decline

± 9.26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leawood, KS declined at a rate of −2.34%, from 16.9k employees to 16.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leawood, KS, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,182 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,021 people), and Finance & Insurance (1,518 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leawood, KS, though some of these residents may live in Leawood, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$133,767

Median earning men ± $22,711

$70,514

Median earning women ± $11,119

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($220,675), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($176,339), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($154,172).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($138,500), Public Administration ($118,382), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,852).

Education

The student population of Leawood, KS in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 47 male students and 44 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Leawood, KS are White (15 and 83.3%), Asian (1 and 5.56%), Black or African American (1 and 5.56%), and Two or More Races (1 and 5.56%).

The largest universities in Leawood, KS by number of degrees awarded are Saint Paul School of Theology (18 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Leawood, KS are Divinity & Ministry (16 and 88.9%) and Theological Studies (2 and 11.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 91 students enrolled in Leawood, KS, 51.6% men and 48.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 65 records, of which 47.7% were women and 52.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Divinity & Ministry
13 degrees awarded
Theological Studies
2 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Leawood, KS was Divinity & Ministry with 13 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Leawood, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Saint Paul School of Theology

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Saint Paul School of Theology with 18 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 8 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Leawood, KS, which is 0.8 times less than the 10 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 15 degrees mean that there were 15 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Leawood, KS was $658,800 in 2024, which is 1.98 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $620,400 to $658,800, a 6.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Leawood, KS is 91%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Leawood, KS have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leawood, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$658,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,873

$12,082

Median Property Taxes

±$834

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Leawood, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Leawood, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91%

Homeownership

2024

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91% of the housing units in Leawood, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Leawood, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$185,625

Median Household Income

± $12,837

13.3k

Number of Households

± 907

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.3k households in Leawood, KS grew to $185,625 from the previous year's value of $184,976.

The following chart displays the households in Leawood, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Leawood, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.8%)
Worked At Home (25.8%)
Carpooled (3.25%)

In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Leawood, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.8%) and those who carpooled to work (3.25%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leawood, KS have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Leawood, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Leawood, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leawood, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leawood, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leawood, KS (1.04k out of 33.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leawood, KS is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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