Olathe.
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Kansas·Johnson County
32 tracts·127K people·$365K median·2,032/mi²
White 72 · Hispanic 13 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Married couple 60 · Living alone 20 · Other 19
Retail 23 · Health 22 · Professional 19 · Manufacturing 18 · Public admin 9 · Leisure 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 53 · Sales · office 18 · Service 13 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 16 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Olathe is $364,700 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Olathe has 145,057 residents across 32 census tracts and 22 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 72.4% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Black, 4.4% Multiracial, 4.3% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 50.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.6% (Census ACS).
Regency Place Elementary (77%), Meadow Lane Elem (76%) and Arbor Creek Elementary (71%) lead the elementary schools; Prairie Trail Middle School (57%), Woodland Spring Middle School (52%) and California Trail Middle School (46%) lead the middle schools; School for Deaf High is the high school with reported scores (6%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,314/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Olathe is $114,009 a year, 32% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Olathe, median rent is $1,314/month and the median home value is $364,700 (Census ACS).
Olathe reported 2.3 violent crimes and 11.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Olathe are winter weather (93), ice storm (84) and heat wave (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Olathe, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).