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Overland Park, KS vs Gilbert, AZ

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- Gilbert is 0% more densely populated than Overland Park.
- People are 5.1% more likely to be married in Gilbert.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Gilbert.
 Overland Park, KSGilbert, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock262,249329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.338.4
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 Population - 2010174,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock109,697285,036,114
 Population - 1990111,790  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock134.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now76.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,851.593.4
 Land Area75.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Overland Park, KSGilbert, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Overland Park, KSGilbert, AZUnited States
 White75.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.7%12.2%
 Asian8.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Overland Park, KSGilbert, AZUnited States
 Married Population55.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.962.60
 Households80,854  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock67,86780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,255  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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Reviews for Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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