Olathe is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 93,013 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Olathe is the fifth largest community in Kansas.

Unlike some cities, Olathe isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Olathe are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Olathe is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olathe who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.92%), sales jobs (13.39%), and management occupations (11.92%).

Also of interest is that Olathe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Olathe is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Olathe a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Olathe has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Olathe's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Olathe is a very car-oriented city: 98.2% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Olathe is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Olathe Information and Demographics

The education level of Olathe citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 39.92% of adults in Olathe have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Olathe in 2000 was $24,498, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,992 for a family of four. However, Olathe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Olathe home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Olathe is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Olathe include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Olathe is English. Some people also speak Spanish.