What percentage of people rent in Overland Park, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in Overland Park, KS, 2020–2024
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39.5% (±1.2 points) of the occupied homes in Overland Park, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 33,485 renting households against 51,375 that own their home.

In Overland Park, the share of households that rent went from 36.6% in 2015–2019 to 39.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.5% (±1.2 points)
Renting households: 33,485 (±1,181)
Median renter income: $69,998 (±$2,741)

Who rents and who owns in Overland Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Overland Park	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.5% (±1.2 points)	31.5% (±0.6 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	33,485 (±1,181)	78,515 (±1,582)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	51,375 (±1,111)	171,016 (±1,661)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,998 (±$2,741)	$66,348 (±$1,623)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$139,313 (±$4,729)	$136,956 (±$2,233)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In Overland Park, the renter share is higher than in Johnson County (31.5%).

It is also higher than in Kansas (32.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Johnson County, Overland Park ranks 3 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 179 of 1,853.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Overland Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.6% (±0.9 points)	39.5% (±1.2 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,164 (±$12)	$1,515 (±$35)	+30.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$86,487 (±$1,866)	$104,834 (±$2,135)	+21.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Overland Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Overland Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Overland Park	—	39.5% (±1.2 points)	—
Leawood	3.7 mi	9.0% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Oxford Township (Johnson County)	4.4 mi	4.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Loch Lloyd	6.5 mi	0.0% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Olathe	7.0 mi	25.2% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Prairie Village	7.4 mi	23.0% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Lenexa	8.1 mi	43.2% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Merriam	8.9 mi	39.3% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Aubry Township	9.0 mi	5.5% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leawood, KS (9.0%), Oxford Township (Johnson County), KS (4.1%), Loch Lloyd, MO (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lenexa, KS (43.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Johnson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mission	55.1% (±4.1 points)
2	Lenexa	43.2% (±2.5 points)
3	Overland Park	39.5% (±1.2 points)
4	Merriam	39.3% (±3.6 points)
5	Gardner	32.4% (±3.7 points)
6	Roeland Park	28.5% (±7.1 points)
7	De Soto	27.9% (±10.2 points)
8	Shawnee	26.3% (±1.9 points)
9	Olathe	25.2% (±1.4 points)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Johnson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Overland Park

How many renters are there in Overland Park?

Overland Park has an estimated 33,485 (±1,181) renting households, 39.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Overland Park?

In Overland Park, the share of households that rent went from 36.6% in 2015–2019 to 39.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Overland Park?

A renting household in Overland Park has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Overland Park?

The median renting household in Overland Park, KS has an income of $69,998 (±$2,741) a year, against $139,313 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Overland Park city, Kansas (place:53775, in state:20).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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