Overland Park, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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61%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

63%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Overland Park	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$72,451	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$132,282	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$170,571	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$87,962	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$87,543	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,291	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Overland Park is 61% higher than the national average
The median household income in Overland Park is 63% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Overland Park is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Overland Park is 71% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$88,179 $132,282 $264,564

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Overland Park median earnings by income bracket

Overland Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.9%	5.9%
Manufacturing sector	9.7%	9.7%
Financial & insurance services	10.1%	10.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.7%	13.7%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.1%	6.1%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	36.6%	36.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mission Hills, KS	3,665	$373,332	359.0%
Mission Woods, KS	189	$373,170	358.8%
Loch Lloyd, MO	687	$247,026	203.7%
Westwood Hills, KS	483	$246,281	202.8%
Leawood, KS	35,495	$233,909	187.6%
Overland Park, KS	197,888	$132,282	62.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tempe, AZ	197,595	$91,046	11.9%
Grand Prairie, TX	198,327	$102,971	26.6%
Burlington, ON	197,435	n/a
Mobile, AL	197,324	$64,213	21.0%
Shreveport, LA	197,125	$60,442	25.7%
Overland Park, KS	197,888	$132,282	62.6%

Source: The Overland Park, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.