Olathe (o lay' tha) is the Shawnee Indian word for "beautiful"

Incorporated in 1857

Location is twenty miles southwest of downtown Kansas City, along the historic Oregon-California and Santa Fe Trails. Olathe is accessed via Interstate I-35

Form of Government is Mayor-Council-Manager

County Seat to Johnson County, Kansas

Population³ is 149,035

Median Age² is 38.5 years

City Land Mass¹ is 65.9 square miles

Elevation is 1,100 feet

Olathe Market Facts²

• Median household income is $113,624
• Median home value is $474,416
• Population age 25 and over who possesses at least a high school degree is 95.1 percent
• Population age 25 and over who possesses at least a bachelor's degree is 53.5 percent

Olathe Household Facts²

• Average Household Size is 2.82
• Average Family Size is 3.16
• Occupied Housing Units is 54,011
• Total Housing Units is 56,011

Olathe Race and Demographic Origins⁴

• White: 71 percent
• Black or African American: 6 percent
• American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3 percent
• Asian: 5 percent
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific islander: 0.1 percent
• Hispanic or Latino: 12 percent
• Two or more races: 5 percent

City of Olathe Parks¹

• 40 neighborhood & community parks
• 3,596 total acres of park land
• 47 miles of public trails
• 27 miles of bike lanes and 7 miles of signed, shared roadway

Public Schools in Olathe¹

• 36 elementary schools
• 10 middle schools
• 5 senior high schools

Higher Education in Olathe

• JCCC Olathe Health Education Center
• K-State Olathe
• MidAmerica Nazarene University

Weather

• Average temperature in January: 30 degrees (NCEI NOAA)
• Average temperature in July: 78 degrees (NCEI NOAA)
• Average Rainfall:  37 inches, including snow (NCEI NOAA)

Sources

1. City of Olathe Planning Division, Dec. 2025
2. 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate
3. 2024 US Census Results
4. 2020 US Census Results

Additional Resources

• Community Resources
• Historical Olathe Street Names
• Olathe History
• Railroads in Olathe
• Development and Demographics
• JCCC Olathe Health Education Center
• Kansas School for the Deaf
• K-State Olathe
• MidAmerica Nazarene University
• Olathe Public Schools
• Spring Hill School District

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