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Short Pump, VA vs Overland Park, KS

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- Household income in Overland Park, is 21% less than it is in Short Pump and is 26% above the National Average.
- Short Pump unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Overland Park unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Short Pump, VAOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.3%35.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%9.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,135$52,498$37,638
 Household Income$116,955$92,769$69,021
 Family Median Income$155,274$121,185$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Short Pump, VAOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.3%3.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.2%1.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K1.8%5.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.0%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.0%6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%6.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.2%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.3%19.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.8%11.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K23.4%16.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Short Pump, VAOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.6%24.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science17.7%12.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%1.6%1.8%
 Legal3.3%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.3%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.1%4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.8%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.2%5.8%13.1%
Reviews for Short Pump    1 Reviews

If you come here, be prepared to be looked down on by the "Socialites". Don't get me wrong, I am a life long Virginia native. But this area has some growing up to do.  More

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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

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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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