Roeland Park, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

6,763

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

9.14% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.23%

19.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$88,774

0.684% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Roeland Park, KS is home to a population of 6.76k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.02% of Roeland Park, KS residents were born outside of the country (407 people).

In 2024, there were 6.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.14k people) in Roeland Park, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 847 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 219 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Roeland Park, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Roeland Park, KS was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Roeland Park, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.14k ± 358
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
847 ± 322
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
219 ± 139

16.4%

Hispanic Population

1.11k people

16.4% of the people in Roeland Park, KS are hispanic (1.11k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Roeland Park, 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

6.02%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

407 people

7.28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

495 people

As of 2024, 6.02% of Roeland Park, KS residents (407 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 Roeland Park, KS was 7.28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
142 ± 85
Vietnam
67 ± 57
Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 39

Roeland Park, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Roeland Park, KS employs 4.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Roeland Park, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (737 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (584 people), and Educational Services (498 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($98,351), Construction ($91,339), and Wholesale Trade ($90,662).

Employment

Occupations

4.06k

2024 Value

± 506

−1.53%

1 Year decline

± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Roeland Park, KS declined at a rate of −1.53%, from 4.13k employees to 4.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Roeland Park, KS, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (442 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (441 people), and Management Occupations (405 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Roeland Park, 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

4.06k

2024 Value

± 506

−1.53%

1 Year decline

± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Roeland Park, KS declined at a rate of −1.53%, from 4.13k employees to 4.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Roeland Park, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (737 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (584 people), and Educational Services (498 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Roeland Park, KS, though some of these residents may live in Roeland Park, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,279

Median earning men ± $3,856

$65,131

Median earning women ± $3,491

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($130,938), Information ($95,726), and Construction ($91,384).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($102,895), Information ($99,875), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,574).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Roeland Park, KS was $276,200 in 2024, which is 0.83 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $262,700 to $276,200, a 5.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Roeland Park, KS is 71.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Roeland Park, KS have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Roeland Park, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$276,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,255

$2,404

Median Property Taxes

±$361

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 Roeland Park, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.5%

Homeownership

2024

55.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.5% of the housing units in Roeland Park, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Roeland Park, 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.

$88,774

Median Household Income

± $9,454

3.36k

Number of Households

± 482

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.36k households in Roeland Park, KS declined from $88,774 from the previous year's value of $89,385.

The following chart displays the households in Roeland Park, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Roeland Park, 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 (75.5%)
Worked At Home (17.7%)
Carpooled (4.83%)

In 2024, 75.5% of workers in Roeland Park, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.7%) and those who carpooled to work (4.83%).

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

17.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Roeland Park, KS have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Roeland Park, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.23% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Roeland Park, KS (624 out of 6.76k 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 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Roeland Park, KS is White, followed by Hispanic 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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