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

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Overland Park	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$42,196	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$74,789	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$99,591	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$48,643	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$51,703	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,617	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.9%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Overland Park is 41% higher than the national average
The median household income in Overland Park is 35% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Overland Park is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Overland Park is 61% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,854 $74,789 $149,578

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	6.1%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	10.6%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	8.4%	8.8%
Wholesale & retail services	15.6%	12.4%
Public administration	3.2%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	1.5%
Education, health & social services	12.1%	34.6%
Other	34.5%	31.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mission Hills, KS	3,582	$246,528	345.6%
Leawood, KS	33,763	$147,722	167.0%
Loch Lloyd, MO	652	$136,023	145.9%
Lake Quivira, KS	987	$132,917	140.3%
Westwood Hills, KS	414	$123,500	123.2%
Overland Park, KS	183,775	$74,789	35.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Worcester, MA	183,677	$45,599	17.6%
Knoxville, TN	183,927	$34,556	37.5%
Brownsville, TX	182,110	$34,255	38.1%
Grand Prairie, TX	185,631	$60,246	8.9%
Newport News, VA	181,606	$50,089	9.5%
Overland Park, KS	183,775	$74,789	35.2%

Source: The Overland Park, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).