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Overland Park, KS
202,893 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 2053775 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Overland Park ranked #18 of 340 cities and 4th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Overland Park and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Olathe KS, Chesapeake VA, Westminster CO, Scottsdale AZ, Arvada CO, Rancho Cucamonga CA, Plano TX, Richardson TX, Santa Clarita CA, Centennial CO, Lee's Summit MO, Oceanside CA, Joliet IL · 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 | #18 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #52 | #86 | #22 | #53 | #38 | #225 | #13 | #45 | #23 | #86 | #46 | #51 | #50 | #10 | #15 | #114 | #26 | #20 | #18 | #14 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 163,979 | 166,602 | 168,801 | 170,752 | 172,363 | 174,040 | 176,034 | 178,683 | 180,932 | 183,980 | 186,222 | 189,302 | 191,327 | 192,724 | 195,494 | 197,852 | 199,088 | 200,353 | 201,223 | 202,893 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #148 of 340 cities · 6th 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 | #141 of 271 cities with data · 6th of 14 in its peer group | 5.8 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #28 of 340 cities · 5th of 14 in its peer group | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 14.9% | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.8% | 16.9% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 16.7% | 16.4% | 15.7% | — | 16.8% | 17.0% | 18.2% | 18.8% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #23 of 309 cities with data · 5th of 12 in its peer group with data · 2023 | 1.2 | — | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | — | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #99 of 295 cities with data · 7th of 12 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.9 | 33.7 | 35.4 | 41.7 | 30.1 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 124,587 | 119,996 | 134,932 | 135,369 | 131,110 | 120,265 | 128,594 | 129,870 | 132,751 | 130,089 | 133,993 | 134,855 | 134,403 | 136,056 | 137,098 | 130,109 | 131,110 | 137,304 | 140,445 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #209 of 329 cities with data · 11th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -3.0 | -4.5 | +9.2 | -0.3 | +1.0 | -8.3 | +4.6 | -0.6 | +0.9 | -5.1 | +1.0 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -0.2 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +1.2 | -0.7 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94,650 | 95,601 | 97,852 | 97,535 | 101,229 | 103,655 | 106,585 | 106,469 | 111,760 | — | 109,873 | 113,864 | 108,742 | 112,032 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #16 of 340 cities · 3rd of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.2% | — | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #18 of 314 cities with data · 5th of 14 in its peer group | 47% | 42% | 42% | 23% | 22% | 33% | 31% | 25% | 33% | 36% | 37% | 37% | 43% | 47% | 43% | 46% | 38% | 47% | 44% | 45% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #22 of 314 cities with data · 3rd of 14 in its peer group | $1,289 | $1,124 | $11,533 | $11,435 | $12,091 | $12,261 | $11,556 | $10,922 | $10,716 | $10,529 | $10,619 | $9,715 | $3,890 | $2,946 | $2,907 | $2,321 | $2,047 | $533 | $1,110 | $457 |
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 Overland Park. 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.