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Olathe, Kansas

City in Johnson County, Kansas · ZIP 66061, 66062

  • Johnson County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 54 public schools
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  • 149,035 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 51,985Households
  • $112,232Median household income
  • $340,600Median home value
  • 54Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Olathe

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Population, 2000 to 2020+52.0%
80k100k120k140k160k2000: 92,96220002010: 125,87220102020: 141,290202092,962141,290
Population of Olathe at each census
CensusPopulation
200092,962
2010125,872
2020141,290

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Olathe
Under $50k19.9%
$50k to $100k23.9%
$100k to $150k23.3%
$150k to $200k15.3%
$200k and over17.5%

Median household income $112,232 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Olathe
Owner occupied
38,314 units
Renter occupied
13,671 units
Vacancy rate
2.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Olathe compared with its county and state
Olathe compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureOlatheJohnson CountyKansas
Population143,720614,7642,937,569
Median household income$112,232$107,261$72,639
Median age36.638.337.2
Median home value$340,600$366,000$203,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher49.4%56.9%35.2%
Foreign-born residents10.7%9.1%7.2%
Owner-occupied homes73.7%68.6%66.9%
Mean commute to work20.7 minutes20.7 minutes19.8 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Olathe54
Public schools in Olathe, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Arbor Creek ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Black Bob ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Briarwood ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Brougham ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Cedar Creek ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Central ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Clearwater Creek ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Countryside ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Fairview ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Forest View ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Green Springs ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Havencroft ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Heatherstone ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Heritage ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Indian Creek ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Liberty View ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Blue Valley
Madison Place ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Mahaffie ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Meadow Lane ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Millbrooke ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Northview ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Prairie Center ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Prairie Creek ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Spring Hill
Ravenwood ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Regency Place ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Ridgeview ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Rolling Ridge ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Scarborough ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
School for Deaf ElementarySpecial educationPre-K–6School for Deaf
Sunnyside Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Timber Sage Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Spring Hill
Tomahawk ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Walnut Grove ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Washington ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Westview ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
Woodland ElemPublicPre-K–5Olathe
California Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Chisholm Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Frontier Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Indian Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Mission Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Oregon Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Pioneer Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Prairie Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Santa Fe Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Summit Trail Middle SchoolPublic6–8Olathe
Woodland Spring Middle SchoolPublic6–8Spring Hill
Olathe East Sr HighPublic9–12Olathe
Olathe North Sr HighPublic9–12Olathe
Olathe Northwest High SchoolPublic9–12Olathe
Olathe South Sr HighPublic9–12Olathe
Olathe West High SchoolPublic9–12Olathe
School for Deaf HighSpecial education7–12School for Deaf
Step Up VirtualPublic12Olathe

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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