Demographics of Lenexa city, Kansas

Lenexa city, Kansas had 60,506 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,978 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lenexa city, in four figures

60,506
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 58,384 ±58.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,978 people.; 37.2 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $103,239 ±$6,376
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lenexa city, Kansas's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lenexa city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lenexa city, Kansas's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lenexa city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	57,528	100.0	100.0
2021	58,334	101.4	100.2
2022	58,299	101.3	100.7
2023	58,394	101.5	101.6
2024	59,292	103.1	102.5
2025	60,506	105.2	103.1

Population of Lenexa city, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	57,528	—
2021	58,334	+806
2022	58,299	−35
2023	58,394	+95
2024	59,292	+898
2025	60,506	+1,214

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±1.3: for men 35.6 ±1.5 and for women 38.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lenexa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	3,381 ±459	5.8% ±0.8	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,726 ±771	16.7% ±1.3	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,128 ±637	8.8% ±1.1	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,616 ±1,106	30.2% ±1.9	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,389 ±851	22.9% ±1.5	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,144 ±670	15.7% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $103,239 ±$6,376, and income per person $58,657 ±$3,456, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lenexa city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,743 ±376	7.0% ±1.5	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,001 ±431	12.1% ±1.7	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,274 ±566	17.3% ±2.2	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,008 ±445	12.1% ±1.7	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,946 ±564	20.0% ±2.2	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,483 ±423	14.1% ±1.6	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,321 ±432	17.4% ±1.6	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lenexa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	3,128 ±777	5.4% ±1.3	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	904 ±334	7.0% ±2.5	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,712 ±504	5.3% ±1.5	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	512 ±175	4.1% ±1.4	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lenexa city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lenexa city	Kansas	United States
Housing units	25,751 ±804	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±1.3	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.8% ±1.1	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.8% ±1.6	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.2% ±3.1	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$394,900 ±$9,512	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,454 ±$35	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lenexa city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,539 ±1,024	9.5% ±1.8	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	43,370 ±1,457	74.3% ±2.5	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,219 ±738	7.2% ±1.3	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,374 ±456	4.1% ±0.8	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 108	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 93	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	68 to 272	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,617 ±574	4.5% ±1.0	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lenexa city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	26,425 ±1,112	45.3% ±1.9	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	26,520 ±1,217	45.4% ±2.1	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	673 ±220	1.2% ±0.4	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,766 ±746	8.2% ±1.3	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,595 ±451	4.4% ±0.8	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,171 ±618	3.7% ±1.1	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lenexa city among the places of Kansas

8th of 65 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Places of Kansas near Lenexa city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kansas City city	155,135 ±39
Olathe city	145,057 ±105
Topeka city	125,786 ±71
Lawrence city	96,051 ±50
Shawnee city	68,542 ±67
Lenexa city	58,384 ±58
Manhattan city	54,239 ±52
Salina city	46,307 ±26
Hutchinson city	39,709 ±51
Leavenworth city	37,195 ±52
Leawood city	33,809 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lenexa city, Kansas

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Kansas by median household income
No. 3 Places in Kansas by median rent
No. 3 Places in Kansas by per capita income
No. 4 Places in Kansas by median home value
No. 9 Places in Kansas by median age
No. 10 Places in Kansas by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026