Overbrook vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Overbrook and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

Overbrook and Scranton are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Overbrook has the higher population (1,015 vs 891 in Scranton). Overbrook has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $53,767 in Scranton). Overbrook has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $75,500 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Overbrook	Scranton
Population	1,015	891
Median age	37.9 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$53,767
Median home value	$131,300	$75,500
Median gross rent	$775	$642
Housing units	460	392
Homeownership rate	81.7%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Overbrook	Scranton
Population	800 → 1,015 (+26.9%)	585 → 891 (+52.3%)
Median household income	$50,536 → $63,750 (+26.1%)	$56,250 → $53,767 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$118,900 → $131,300 (+10.4%)	$80,700 → $75,500 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $775 (+5.3%)	$717 → $642 (-10.5%)

Overbrook

Population

8001,015

Median household income

$50,536$63,750

Median home value

$118,900$131,300

Median gross rent

$736$775

Scranton

Population

585891

Median household income

$56,250$53,767

Median home value

$80,700$75,500

Median gross rent

$717$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Overbrook	Scranton
Under 5	7.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	24.1%	24.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	5.6%
25 to 34	8.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	6.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	5.8%
75 and over	11.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Overbrook	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Overbrook	Scranton
No high school diploma	6.6%	10.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Overbrook	Scranton
Drove alone	72.8%	85.5%
Carpooled	10.5%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	4.0%
Other means	0.2%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Overbrook	Scranton
1-unit, detached	89.1%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Overbrook	Scranton
Poverty rate	7.6%	18.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1968	1978