Census place 2053775

Overland Park

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Overland Park city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Overland Park.

According to the 2025 estimate, Overland Park has a population of 203,677 and 2,706 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 38 covered Kansas places are: median home value is $413,600, above the comparison median of $192,500; population density is 2,706/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,745/sq mi; and median household income is $104,834, above the comparison median of $68,803. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value: $413,600
population density: 2,706/sq mi
median household income: $104,834

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Overland Park's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population: 203,677
Annual change: +0.6%
Density: 2,706/sq mi
Median age: 38.6 years

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income: $104,834
Median home value: $413,600
Median gross rent: $1,515
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 63.7%
Typical commute: 19.7 min
Drive-alone commute: 67.8%
Public transit commute: 0.2%
Walked to work: 1%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes: 39.5%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 42.8%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+: 68.8%
Unemployed residents 16+: 2.6%
Working from home: 24.6%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband: 95.8%
Homes built 2020+: 2.4%
Households without a vehicle: 4.3%
Households with children: 28.7%
Residents with a disability: 9.1%
Residents without insurance: 4.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Johnson County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000: 5
Severe Storm declarations: 3
Hurricane declarations: 1
Severe Ice Storm declarations: 1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: OLATHE JOHNSON CO EXECUTIVE AP (5 mi from place center)

Average high: 64.5°F
Average low: 45.7°F
Annual rainfall: 37.7"
Annual snowfall: 0"

Month by month

A year in Overland Park.

Typical high and low °F

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Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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