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Overland Park

Kansas · 203,677 residents (2025 est.) · 75.2 sq mi
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Overland Park is home to 200,306 people in Kansas. This is an unusually credentialed place: 64% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 41% more than in Kansas as a whole. The population is up 34% since 2000. There are 2,663 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
64% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
200,306
+34%since 2000
from 149,080 in 2000
203,677 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,663 / sq mi
+18%since 2009
from 2,263 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.6
+6%since 2000
from 36.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
75.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
103K129K156K183K209K19902000201020202024Overland Park
2024200K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(11,432)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(11,415)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(13,065)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(11,930)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(13,718)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(28,344)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.1%(28,225)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(23,874)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.6%(25,254)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.5%(19,050)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(9,362)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(4,637)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$104,834
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $62,116 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$60,602
+89%since 2000
from $32,069 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.9%
+18.3 ptssince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 3.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.446
+5%since 2010
from 0.425 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services12.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration10.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Information9.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade4.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$413,600
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,515
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $766 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.5%
−7.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.3% in 2000
39.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.7%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.34 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.3%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
+28%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
59
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.4%(131,782)
Black2.5%(3,729)
Hispanic / Latino3.8%(5,620)
Asian3.8%(5,687)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic73.5%(147,194)
Black4.9%(9,835)
Hispanic / Latino8.5%(16,992)
Asian9%(17,970)
Other4.2%(8,315)
Diversity Score
55
+60%since 2009
from 34 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5%(10,074)
Central American0.9%(1,761)
Puerto Rican0.4%(901)
Guatemalan0.4%(862)
Spaniard0.4%(754)
Venezuelan0.3%(618)
Salvadoran0.3%(526)
Cuban0.3%(516)
Ecuadorian0.2%(467)
Colombian0.2%(461)
Honduran0.1%(287)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(268)
Dominican0.1%(177)
Argentine0.1%(135)
Chilean0%(24)
Bolivian0%(19)
Asian origin
Asian Indian4.7%(9,332)
Chinese1.6%(3,249)
Pakistani0.5%(991)
Korean0.5%(969)
Filipino0.4%(724)
Vietnamese0.2%(496)
Taiwanese0.1%(247)
Nepalese0.1%(238)
Japanese0.1%(203)
Hmong0.1%(171)
Burmese0.1%(124)
Thai0.1%(117)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0.1%(112)
Malaysian0%(80)
Cambodian0%(48)
Kazakh0%(21)
Laotian0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(52)
Samoan0%(9)
Fijian0%(9)
Ancestry
German21.7%(43,500)
English15%(29,993)
Irish13.8%(27,608)
American3.9%(7,889)
Italian3.5%(7,043)
Swedish2.4%(4,725)
Polish2.1%(4,192)
French2%(4,097)
Scottish2%(4,092)
Dutch1.3%(2,657)
Norwegian1.3%(2,612)
Russian1%(2,024)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1%(1,917)
Welsh0.8%(1,673)
Czech0.8%(1,592)
Danish0.6%(1,277)
British0.6%(1,168)
Arab0.5%(1,056)
Swiss0.5%(1,055)
Croatian0.5%(958)
Ukrainian0.4%(776)
Kenyan0.3%(518)
Hungarian0.2%(425)
Greek0.2%(399)
Austrian0.2%(384)
Belgian0.2%(382)
Canadian0.2%(364)
Lithuanian0.2%(353)
Iranian0.2%(346)
Lebanese0.2%(340)
West Indian0.2%(331)
Portuguese0.2%(304)
Finnish0.1%(272)
Romanian0.1%(212)
Jordanian0.1%(204)
Ethiopian0.1%(191)
Slovene0.1%(182)
Turkish0.1%(164)
Slovak0.1%(140)
Jamaican0.1%(136)
Serbian0.1%(117)
Egyptian0.1%(116)
Brazilian0.1%(115)
Israeli0.1%(107)
Haitian0%(86)
Nigerian0%(80)
Armenian0%(67)
Syrian0%(44)
Bulgarian0%(42)
Latvian0%(31)
Ghanaian0%(26)
Moroccan0%(24)
Iraqi0%(22)
Somali0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
63.7%
+11.5 ptssince 2000
from 52.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 95.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
25.9%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 17.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.7 min
+69%since 2000
from 11.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
67.8%
−18.1 ptssince 2009
from 85.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
24.6%
+18.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2011
from 5.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.5%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 73.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 80.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
58.8%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
11.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.7%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2012
from 8.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.8%
+5.1 ptssince 2017
from 90.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 96.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 83.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 86.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 4.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34%(27,157)
Married56%(44,801)
Widowed2%(1,605)
Divorced8%(6,391)
Women 15+
Never married27.7%(23,389)
Married52.6%(44,454)
Widowed7.4%(6,226)
Divorced12.3%(10,371)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
70.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 70.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
5.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 5.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
84.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 20.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.6%(1,508)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(1,669)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.9%(2,414)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.5%(697)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(90)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,328 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Overland Park, Kansas?

Overland Park, Kansas has about 200,306 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Overland Park, Kansas?

The typical household in Overland Park, Kansas earns about $104,834 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Overland Park, Kansas expensive?

In Overland Park, Kansas, the median home is worth about $413,600, and the typical rent is about $1,515 a month.

How educated are people in Overland Park, Kansas?

About 63.7% of adults age 25 and over in Overland Park, Kansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Overland Park, Kansas?

About 5.6% of people in Overland Park, Kansas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Overland Park, Kansas grown since 1990?

Yes, Overland Park, Kansas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 88,516 residents, a change of about 79 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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