Kansas · Census place 52575
Olathe city, KS
Quick answer
Olathe city has 143,720 residents, ranking #4 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $112,232, the median home is worth $340,600 and median gross rent runs $1,314 a month.
- Population
- 143,720Olathe city residents
- Median household income
- $112,232Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $340,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,314Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Olathe city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Olathe city median would spend about 14% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.6% of residents and 73.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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