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Overland Park, Kansas

Overland Park is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located in Johnson County, a satellite city of Kansas City, and is near Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. In 2006, the estimated population is 167,500. In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Overland Park sixth on its list of the 100 Best Cities to Live in the United States. Overland Park has one sister city, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany.

Overland Park Companies

The most popular companies with Overland Park jobs are:

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Overland Park Careers

Among the most common occupations in Overland Park are Management, professional, and related occupations, 50%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 10%. Approximately 81 percent of workers in Overland Park, Kansas work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Popular Overland Park Jobs

Currently, the most commonly listed Overland Park Jobs are for administrative assistant jobs, physical therapist jobs, assistant manager jobs, staff accountant jobs, senior accountant jobs and occupational therapist jobs.

Overland Park Industries

The leading industries in Overland Park, Kansas are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 18%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 14%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Overland Park job listings indicate that the following industries in Overland Park are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Trauma Centers and Paging.

Overland Park Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Overland Park, Kansas is $54,596, and the median income of households in Overland Park was $64,804.

Average Salaries in Overland Park, KS

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$55,000

Overland Park Unemployment Rate

Overland Park has an unemployment rate of 4.6%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Overland Park Trends data, the number of Overland Park, Kansas jobs has decreased by 29% since September 2006.
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Overland Park Employment Statistics

Population of Overland Park
Total population	161,901
Male	49.01%
Female	50.99%
Median age	37.9

Overland Park Housing
Owner-occupied homes	67.2%
Median cost of a home	$207,800
Median mortage payment	$1,122
Renter-occupied homes	32.8%
Vacant housing	9.0%
Median monthly rent	$798

Average Income
Median for all workers	$36,265
Median for all male full-time	$67,349
Median for all female full-time	$41,842

Household Income
Less than $10,000	3%
$10,000 to $14,999	3%
$15,000 to $24,999	8%
$25,000 to $34,999	9%
$35,000 to $49,999	14%
$50,000 to $74,999	18%
$75,000 to $99,999	13%
$100,000 to $149,999	18%
$150,000 to $199,999	8%
$200,000 or more	5%

Education
Less than 9th grade	1%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2%
High school graduate	15%
Some college, no degree	21%
Associate's degree	6%
Bachelor's degree	37%
Graduate degree	19%

Marital Status
Never married	26%
Currently married	58%
Separated	1%
Widowed	5%
Divorced	10%

Race
White	88%
Black or African American	3%
Asian	7%
Other	2%

Overland Park Commute
Carpool	6.2%
Public transportation	0.4%
Average travel time	19 minutes