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

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66%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Overland Park	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$49,406	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$87,629	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$114,238	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$60,137	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$60,164	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$40,938	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Overland Park is 66% higher than the national average
The median household income in Overland Park is 58% 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

$58,413 $87,629 $175,258

City

$35,710 $53,571 $107,142

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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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	3,563	$250,001	351.9%
Mission Woods, KS	185	$250,001	351.9%
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Westwood Hills, KS	473	$164,167	196.7%
Leawood, KS	34,702	$156,538	183.0%
Overland Park, KS	193,412	$87,629	58.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paradise, NV	193,150	$48,032	13.2%
Grand Prairie, TX	193,835	$69,171	25.0%
Tallahassee, FL	192,885	$46,461	16.0%
Tempe, AZ	191,607	$61,290	10.8%
Columbus, GA	195,418	$47,418	14.3%
Overland Park, KS	193,412	$87,629	58.4%

Source: The Overland Park, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).