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Leawood, Kansas

Demographic Snapshot

	Leawood	Johnson County	Kansas City MSA
Population, 2017	34,659	591,178	2,128,912
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	11.74%	12.85%	7.47%
Median Age, 2016	45.2	37.1	37.4
Land Area (sq. mi.)	15.06	473.38	7,950
High School Grads, 2016	99.3%	95.8%	91.4%
College Grads, 2016	74.1%	53.6%	35%
Labor Force, 2017	17,506	332,197	1,128,859
Unemployment Rate, 2017	2.8%	3%	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.

Company	Type of Operation	Employees
Ascend Learning	Online professional continuing education training	330
AMC Theatres	Support center	400
American Academy of Family Physicians	Professional association	360
Aratana	Companion animal pharmaceuticals	48
Bukaty Companies	Insurance & employee benefits	125
City of Leawood	Local government	256
DEMDACO, Inc.	Home decorative accessories	297
Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile & Rhodes, LLC	Law firm	50
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.	Global payment network	135
Hoefer Wysocki Architecture	Architects	81
Houlihan's Restaurant Group	Restaurant headquarters	53
Kansas City Orthopedic	Specialty medical services	95
Mariner Companies	Investments	323
Murphy-Hoffman Co.	Trucking	250
Northwestern Mutual / RPS Financial	Insurance / Investments	75
Nueterra Holdings Co.	Healthcare management	200
Philadelphia Insurance	Insurance	85
Reece & Nichols	Residential real estate	194
RPS Financial	Investments	84
SelectQuote	Insurance	398
Shawnee Mission School District	K-12 education	3,716
Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.	Investments	50
U.S. Toy Company	Toy retailer	125
USD 229 - Blue Valley	K-12 education	3,226
Weight Watchers	Weight loss	150