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Olathe, KS
149,035 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 2052575 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Olathe ranked #24 of 340 cities and 6th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Olathe and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Lee's Summit MO, Westminster CO, Arvada CO, Overland Park KS, Sandy Springs GA, Richardson TX, Suffolk VA, Joliet IL, Centennial CO, Roseville CA, Broken Arrow OK, Round Rock TX, Woodbridge NJ · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #24 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #16 | #93 | #38 | #86 | #54 | #26 | #45 | #73 | #15 | #58 | #78 | #38 | #45 | #27 | #77 | #46 | #30 | #18 | #24 | #39 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 111,229 | 114,765 | 118,013 | 121,087 | 123,908 | 126,269 | 128,325 | 129,963 | 131,798 | 132,839 | 134,298 | 135,928 | 137,526 | 139,758 | 140,545 | 141,560 | 142,958 | 144,741 | 147,145 | 149,035 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #148 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | — | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #123 of 271 cities with data · 7th of 13 in its peer group with data | 11.8 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #1 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group | 12.3% | 11.7% | 13.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% | 14.4% | 14.3% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 13.7% | — | 14.1% | 15.6% | 15.4% | 13.7% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #61 of 304 cities with data · 5th of 9 in its peer group with data | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | — | 3.2 | 4.7 | — | 1.5 | — | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 2.0 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #102 of 295 cities with data · 8th of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.9 | 36.4 | 32.5 | 38.7 | 30.9 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 50,482 | 49,811 | 52,231 | 52,341 | 52,325 | 54,316 | 60,900 | 59,980 | 63,071 | 64,599 | 64,505 | 65,799 | 66,722 | 68,951 | 68,557 | 67,258 | 68,491 | 70,228 | 73,259 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #80 of 329 cities with data · 9th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | +5.9 | -2.1 | +1.6 | -0.4 | +4.2 | +3.8 | +9.8 | -3.1 | +3.8 | -0.7 | -2.2 | -0.1 | +0.1 | +1.9 | -1.1 | +2.4 | +0.7 | -1.0 | +1.4 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68,184 | 69,430 | 71,396 | 70,359 | 69,462 | 72,951 | 76,344 | 74,656 | 77,009 | — | 80,048 | 75,638 | 82,758 | 83,338 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #18 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.7% | — | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.9% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #194 of 314 cities with data · 12th of 14 in its peer group | 32% | 31% | 27% | 12% | 13% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 39% | 28% | 27% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 24% | 28% | 47% | 35% | 18% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #179 of 314 cities with data · 10th of 14 in its peer group | $9,205 | $8,801 | $7,965 | $7,775 | $14,567 | $12,274 | $12,593 | $11,833 | $10,989 | $10,936 | $10,574 | $9,399 | $8,814 | $8,351 | $8,195 | $7,710 | $6,652 | $2,681 | $2,533 | $2,991 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Olathe. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.