Everything You Need to Know About the City of Lenexa Kansas

In 2017, Lenexa, KS had a population of 52k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $81,173. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Lenexa, KS grew from 51,206 to 52,030, a 1.61% increase and its median household income grew from $78,798 to $81,173, a 3.01% increase.

The number of inhabitants in Lenexa, KS is 79.7% White Alone, 8.36% Hispanic or Latino, and 5.31% Black or African American Alone. N/A% of the people in Lenexa, KS communicate in a non-English language, and 95.2% are U.S. residents. 

The biggest universities in Lenexa, KS are Grantham University (2,173 degrees granted in 2017), Brown Mackie College-Kansas City (135 degrees), and The Art Institutes Internationalââ–Kansas City (63 degrees). 

The median property value in Lenexa, KS is $240,300, and the homeownership rate is 62.9%. Most people in Lenexa, KS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Lenexa, KS is 2 cars per household.

 

Education in Lenexa

In 2017, universities in Lenexa, KS awarded 2,418 degrees. The student population of Lenexa, KS is skewed towards men, with 4,763 male students and 4,559 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lenexa, KS are White (1,114 and 46.1%), followed by Black or African American (837 and 34.6%), Hispanic or Latino (169 and 6.99%), and Unknown (153 and 6.33%).

The largest universities in Lenexa, KS by the number of degrees awarded are Grantham University (2,173 and 89.9%), Brown Mackie College-Kansas City (135 and 5.58%), and The Art Institutes International–Kansas City (63 and 2.61%).

The most popular majors in Lenexa, KS are General Business Administration & Management (598 and 24.7%), Other Multidisciplinary Studies (306 and 12.7%), and Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement Administration (284 and 11.7%).

The median tuition costs in Lenexa, KS is $N/A for private four-year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four-year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

 

Economy in Lenexa

The economy of Lenexa, Kansas employs 29k people and Lenexa has an unemployment rate of 2.9%. Lenexa has seen the job market increase by 1.5% over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 34.3%, which is higher than the US average of 33.5%. The largest industries in Lenexa, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,528 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,537 people), and Retail Trade (3,271 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($101,719), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,426), and Utilities ($80,500).

Households in Lenexa, KS have a median annual income of $81,173, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $78,798 in 2016, which represents a 3.01% annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Lenexa

– The Sales Tax Rate for Lenexa is 9.4%. The US average is 7.3%.

– The Income Tax Rate for Lenexa is 5.7%. The US average is 4.6%.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Lenexa

– The average income of a Lenexa resident is $38,390 a year. 

– The Median household income of a Lenexa resident is $75,400 a year.