Olathe, KS

Census Place

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2024 Population
145,057
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.2
1.64% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.59%
0.0484% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$114,009
1.58% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$364,700
7.08% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
79,454
1.71% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Olathe, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.5% of the residents in Olathe, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Olathe, KS are MidAmerica Nazarene University (466 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Olathe, KS was $364,700, and the homeownership rate was 74.8%.

Most people in Olathe, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Olathe, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Olathe, KS is home to a population of 145k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.8% of Olathe, KS residents were born outside of the country (15.7k people).

In 2024, there were 12.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (105k people) in Olathe, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.51k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7.69k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.5%
2024 Citizenship
94.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.5% of Olathe, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Olathe, KS was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Olathe, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    105k ± 1.84k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    8.51k ± 1.14k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.69k ± 884
12.6%
Hispanic Population
18.3k people

In 2024, there were 12.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (105k people) in Olathe, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.51k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7.69k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.6% of the people in Olathe, KS are hispanic (18.3k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    83,075 ± 6,976 people
  2. India
    12,929 ± 2,785 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
15.7k people
10.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
15k people

As of 2024, 10.8% of Olathe, KS residents (15.7k 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 Olathe, KS was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,887 ± 363
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,242 ± 264
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,202 ± 255

Olathe, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Olathe, KS employs 79.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Olathe, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (11,283 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (9,803 people), and Retail Trade (8,346 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($100,590), Information ($96,826), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($88,820).

Employment

Occupations

79.5k
2024 Value
± 2,222
1.71%
1 Year growth
± 3.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Olathe, KS grew at a rate of 1.71%, from 78.1k employees to 79.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Olathe, KS, are Management Occupations (11,583 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,066 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,051 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Olathe, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

79.5k
2024 Value
± 2,222
1.71%
1 Year growth
± 3.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Olathe, KS grew at a rate of 1.71%, from 78.1k employees to 79.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Olathe, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,283 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (9,803 people), and Retail Trade (8,346 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Olathe, KS, though some of these residents may live in Olathe, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$70,458
Median earning men ± $2,773
$48,101
Median earning women ± $1,610

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($100,786), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,334), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($99,350).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($76,726), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,134), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,074).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.11%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Olathe, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (41%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Olathe, KS awarded 466 degrees. The student population of Olathe, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 644 male students and 895 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Olathe, KS are White (307 and 70.9%), Black or African American (51 and 11.8%), Unknown (28 and 6.47%), and Two or More Races (23 and 5.31%).

The largest universities in Olathe, KS by number of degrees awarded are MidAmerica Nazarene University (466 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Olathe, KS are Registered Nursing (182 and 39.1%), General Business Administration & Management (59 and 12.7%), and Counseling Psychology (49 and 10.5%).

The median tuition cost in Olathe, KS for private four year colleges is $35,120.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Olathe, KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 73.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,539 (41.8% men and 58.2% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,539 students enrolled in Olathe, KS, 41.8% men and 58.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 854 records, of which 63.3% were women and 36.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    149 degrees awarded
  2. Organizational Leadership
    22 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Olathe, KS was Registered Nursing with 149 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
466 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was MidAmerica Nazarene University with 466 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 122 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Olathe, KS, which is 0.355 times less than the 344 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 307 degrees mean that there were 6.02 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 51 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($35,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,446) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Olathe, KS was $364,700 in 2024, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $340,600 to $364,700, a 7.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Olathe, KS is 74.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Olathe, KS have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Olathe, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$364,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,272
$39,715
Median Property Taxes
±$1,321

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

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Rent vs Own

74.8%
Homeownership
2024
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.8% of the housing units in Olathe, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$114,009
Median Household Income
± $2,589
53.1k
Number of Households
± 1,775

In 2024, the median household income of the 53.1k households in Olathe, KS grew to $114,009 from the previous year's value of $112,232.

The following chart displays the households in Olathe, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Olathe, KS is from Kansas.
0.458
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.9%)
  3. Carpooled (7.85%)

In 2024, 68.6% of workers in Olathe, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.85%).

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Commute Time

20.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Olathe, KS have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.08% of the workforce in Olathe, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.59% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Olathe, KS (8.02k out of 143k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Olathe, 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.

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Health

92.8% of the population of Olathe, KS has health coverage, with 64.6% on employee plans, 6.13% on Medicaid, 9.99% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.921% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1,285 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,285 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 395 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.17%
Uninsured
64.6%
Employer Coverage
6.13%
Medicaid
9.99%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
0.921%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Olathe, KS grew by 3.98% from 6.9% to 7.17%.

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