Overland Park, KS Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 38,993 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 3,821 | 9.8 |
| Kindergarten | 2,491 | 6.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 17,140 | 44.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 7,989 | 20.5 |
| College or graduate school | 7,552 | 19.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 100,477 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,437 | 1.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,765 | 2.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,926 | 14.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 23,145 | 23.0 |
| Associate degree | 5,807 | 5.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 35,009 | 34.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 17,388 | 17.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 95.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 52.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 116,721 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 26,917 | 23.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 71,479 | 61.2 |
| Separated | 1,011 | 0.9 |
| Widowed | 6,481 | 5.6 |
Female | 5,498 | 4.7 |
| Divorced | 10,833 | 9.3 |
Female | 6,706 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,174 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 369 | 31.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 110,592 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 13,482 | 12.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 31,539 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,753 | 5.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 89,479 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,472 | 10.6 |
Percent employed | 73.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 80,007 | 89.4 |
Percent employed | 83.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 15,737 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,027 | 31.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 138,240 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 66,101 | 47.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 68,256 | 49.4 |
Same county | 31,549 | 22.8 |
Different county | 36,707 | 26.6 |
Same state | 7,777 | 5.6 |
Different state | 28,930 | 20.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 3,883 | 2.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 148,848 | 100.0 |
| Native | 137,773 | 92.6 |
Born in United States | 136,336 | 91.6 |
State of residence | 43,038 | 28.9 |
Different state | 93,298 | 62.7 |
Born outside United States | 1,437 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 11,075 | 7.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 6,076 | 4.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 4,526 | 3.0 |
Not a citizen | 6,549 | 4.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 11,075 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,253 | 20.3 |
| Asia | 5,364 | 48.4 |
| Africa | 343 | 3.1 |
| Oceania | 82 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 2,617 | 23.6 |
| Northern America | 416 | 3.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 138,240 | 100.0 |
| English only | 124,321 | 89.9 |
| Language other than English | 13,919 | 10.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,456 | 3.9 |
Spanish | 5,061 | 3.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,402 | 1.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,547 | 3.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,405 | 1.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,735 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,546 | 1.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 148,848 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 170,019 | 114.2 |
| Arab | 1,007 | 0.7 |
| Czech1 | 1,332 | 0.9 |
| Danish | 920 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 2,749 | 1.8 |
| English | 21,483 | 14.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,208 | 3.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 765 | 0.5 |
| German | 41,281 | 27.7 |
| Greek | 788 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 525 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 24,026 | 16.1 |
| Italian | 6,174 | 4.1 |
| Lithuanian | 269 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 2,618 | 1.8 |
| Polish | 4,330 | 2.9 |
| Portuguese | 213 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 2,679 | 1.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,806 | 2.6 |
| Scottish | 4,429 | 3.0 |
| Slovak | 204 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 409 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 4,512 | 3.0 |
| Swiss | 876 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 712 | 0.5 |
| United States or American | 8,191 | 5.5 |
| Welsh | 1,755 | 1.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 92 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 28,666 | 19.3 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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