Overton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 5,591 people and two associated neighborhoods, Overton is the 21st largest community in Nevada.

Of important note, Overton is also a town of artists. Overton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Overton’s character.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Overton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Overton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Overton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Overton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Overton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.61% of adults 25 and older in Overton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Overton in 2018 was $33,555, which is middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,220 for a family of four. However, Overton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Overton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Overton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Overton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Overton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.81% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Overton include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Overton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.