Overbrook, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

1,113

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.9

2.64% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.53%

13.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,958

8.17% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Overbrook, KS is home to a population of 1.11k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.988% of Overbrook, KS residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 17.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.02k people) in Overbrook, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 60 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 13 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Overbrook, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Overbrook, KS was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Overbrook, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 189
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
60 ± 72
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
13 ± 16

6.02%

Hispanic Population

67 people

6.02% of the people in Overbrook, KS are hispanic (67 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Overbrook, 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

0.988%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

1.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

17 people

As of 2024, 0.988% of Overbrook, KS residents (11 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 Overbrook, KS was 1.67%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 47
Vietnam
10 ± 18
Korea
1 ± 11

Overbrook, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 5.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Overbrook, KS employs 497 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Overbrook, KS were Transportation & Warehousing (89 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (76 people), and Retail Trade (72 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,833), Transportation & Warehousing ($66,898), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,852).

Employment

Occupations

497

2024 Value

± 103

21.2%

1 Year growth

± 24.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Overbrook, KS grew at a rate of 21.2%, from 410 employees to 497 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Overbrook, KS, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (51 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (45 people), and Material Moving Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Overbrook, 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

497

2024 Value

± 103

21.2%

1 Year growth

± 24.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Overbrook, KS grew at a rate of 21.2%, from 410 employees to 497 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Overbrook, KS, are Transportation & Warehousing (89 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (76 people), and Retail Trade (72 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Overbrook, KS, though some of these residents may live in Overbrook, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,250

Median earning men ± $8,077

$37,344

Median earning women ± $15,201

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($92,833), Public Administration ($80,313), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,304), Other Services Except Public Administration ($62,955), and Public Administration ($57,292).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Overbrook, KS was $146,300 in 2024, which is 0.44 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $131,300 to $146,300, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Overbrook, KS is 81.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Overbrook, KS have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Overbrook, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$146,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,823

$353

Median Property Taxes

±$82

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

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

Rent vs Own

81.3%

Homeownership

2024

57.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.3% of the housing units in Overbrook, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Overbrook, 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.

$68,958

Median Household Income

± $6,323

434

Number of Households

± 88

In 2024, the median household income of the 434 households in Overbrook, KS grew to $68,958 from the previous year's value of $63,750.

The following chart displays the households in Overbrook, 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 Overbrook, 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 (76.5%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Worked At Home (9.74%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in Overbrook, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who worked at home (9.74%).

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

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Overbrook, KS have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Overbrook, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Overbrook, KS (68 out of 1.04k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Overbrook, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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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