Cities / Kansas / Olathe

Olathe, KS

145,057 people

Right Now

Weather

75.2°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Cloudy then Scattered Rain Showers, high 82°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Topeka)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 48.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MCI

30 mi — Kansas City International Airport

Population & People

Population

145,057

Median age

37.2

Median household income

$114,009

Poverty rate

5.6%

Unemployment rate

2.7%

Bachelor's degree+

50.5%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$364,700

Median gross rent

$1,314/mo

Homeownership rate

74.83%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,358

HUD Fair Market Rent (Johnson County, 0 mi from Olathe), 2026. Efficiency $1095, 1BR $1197, 2BR $1358, 3BR $1769, 4BR $2103. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kansas commercial electricity

11.35¢/kWh

Kansas industrial electricity

8.03¢/kWh

Kansas residential electricity

14.56¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

241378.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

185144

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kansas

481.32

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: FRED, Kansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

Des Moines International Airport

193 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).