Overland Park, KS

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2024 Population
200,306
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
5.64%
15.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$104,834
0.959% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$413,600
7.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
111,498
1.48% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Overland Park, 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.

93.9% of the residents in Overland Park, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Overland Park, KS are Johnson County Community College (2,939 degrees awarded in 2023), Ottawa University-Online (408 degrees), and Ottawa University-Kansas City (199 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Overland Park, KS was $413,600, and the homeownership rate was 60.5%.

Most people in Overland Park, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Overland Park, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Overland Park, KS is home to a population of 200k people, from which 93.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.7% of Overland Park, KS residents were born outside of the country (23.4k people).

In 2024, there were 8.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (147k people) in Overland Park, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 9.84k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.9%
2024 Citizenship
94.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.9% of Overland Park, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Overland Park, KS was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Overland Park, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    147k ± 2.08k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    18k ± 1.26k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    9.84k ± 950
8.48%
Hispanic Population
17k people

In 2024, there were 8.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (147k people) in Overland Park, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 9.84k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.48% of the people in Overland Park, KS are hispanic (17k people).

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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

11.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
23.4k people
11.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
22.4k people

As of 2024, 11.7% of Overland Park, KS residents (23.4k 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 Overland Park, KS was 11.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,366 ± 385
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,508 ± 282
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,136 ± 240

Overland Park, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Overland Park, KS employs 111k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Overland Park, KS were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (18,107 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16,092 people), and Finance & Insurance (11,332 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($97,083), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,482), and Finance & Insurance ($91,500).

Employment

Occupations

111k
2024 Value
± 2,599
1.48%
1 Year growth
± 3.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Overland Park, KS grew at a rate of 1.48%, from 110k employees to 111k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Overland Park, KS, are Management Occupations (15,986 people), Sales & Related Occupations (12,967 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (10,746 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Overland Park, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

111k
2024 Value
± 2,599
1.48%
1 Year growth
± 3.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Overland Park, KS grew at a rate of 1.48%, from 110k employees to 111k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Overland Park, KS, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (18,107 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16,092 people), and Finance & Insurance (11,332 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Overland Park, KS, though some of these residents may live in Overland Park, 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

$76,413
Median earning men ± $2,585
$54,576
Median earning women ± $2,252

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,539), Manufacturing ($100,032), and Information ($95,233).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($77,423), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,079), and Construction ($73,113).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Overland Park, 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%).

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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 Overland Park, KS awarded 4,069 degrees. The student population of Overland Park, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 8,629 male students and 11,204 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Overland Park, KS are White (2,524 and 63.8%), Hispanic or Latino (458 and 11.6%), Asian (293 and 7.4%), and Black or African American (276 and 6.97%).

The largest universities in Overland Park, KS by number of degrees awarded are Johnson County Community College (2,939 and 72.2%), Ottawa University-Online (408 and 10%), and Ottawa University-Kansas City (199 and 4.89%).

The most popular majors in Overland Park, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,187 and 29.2%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (457 and 11.2%), and General Cosmetology (265 and 6.51%).

The median tuition cost in Overland Park, KS for private four year colleges is $11,976.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Overland Park, KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 75%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 19,833 (43.5% men and 56.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 19,833 students enrolled in Overland Park, KS, 43.5% men and 56.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 12,051 records, of which 56.2% were women and 43.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    57 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    53 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    1,178 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Overland Park, KS was General Business Administration & Management with 57 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Johnson County Community College
    2,939 degrees awarded
  2. Ottawa University-Online
    408 degrees awarded
  3. Ottawa University-Kansas City
    199 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Johnson County Community College with 2,939 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,524 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Overland Park, KS, which is 0.599 times less than the 2,545 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 2,524 degrees mean that there were 5.51 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 458 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 ($11,976) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,320) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,560) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Overland Park, KS was $413,600 in 2024, which is 1.24 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $384,400 to $413,600, a 7.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Overland Park, KS is 60.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Overland Park, KS have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Overland Park, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$413,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,154
$51,375
Median Property Taxes
±$1,605

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

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Rent vs Own

60.5%
Homeownership
2024
63.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.5% of the housing units in Overland Park, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.5%.

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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.
$104,834
Median Household Income
± $2,135
84.9k
Number of Households
± 2,233

In 2024, the median household income of the 84.9k households in Overland Park, KS grew to $104,834 from the previous year's value of $103,838.

The following chart displays the households in Overland 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Overland Park, 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 (67.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (24.6%)
  3. Carpooled (5.42%)

In 2024, 67.8% of workers in Overland Park, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.42%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Overland Park, KS have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.73% of the workforce in Overland Park, 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 Overland Park, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Overland Park, KS have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Overland Park, KS (11.2k out of 199k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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Health

95.4% of the population of Overland Park, KS has health coverage, with 65.5% on employee plans, 4.08% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.707% 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, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 21.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.59%
Uninsured
65.5%
Employer Coverage
4.08%
Medicaid
13.2%
Medicare
11.9%
Non-Group
0.707%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Overland Park, KS declined by 7.3% from 4.96% to 4.59%.

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