Roeland Park

Population: 6,800
Median household income: $89,385
Median home value: $262,700

Located in Johnson County, Kansas, Roeland Park is a community with a population of 6,800. Its median household income of $89,385 runs below the Johnson County figure of $107,261.

From 2019 to 2023, Roeland Park's population held roughly steady from 6,769 to 6,800, while its median home value rose 51.9% from $172,900 to $262,700.

53.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,800
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $89,385
Median home value: $262,700
Median gross rent: $1,552
Housing units: 3,303
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7696,800

Median household income

$75,965$89,385

Median home value

$172,900$262,700

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,552

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,769	$75,965	$172,900	$1,182
2020	6,747	$73,786	$194,800	$1,152
2021	6,871	$73,984	$211,900	$1,179
2022	6,848	$84,848	$241,900	$1,393
2023	6,800	$89,385	$262,700	$1,552

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3426.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	422	6.2%
5 to 17	644	9.5%
18 to 24	650	9.6%
25 to 34	1,769	26.0%
35 to 44	944	13.9%
45 to 54	737	10.8%
55 to 64	678	10.0%
65 to 74	369	5.4%
75 and over	587	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,218	76.7%
Black or African American	85	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	43	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	294	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,160	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate10.3%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree33.9%

Graduate or professional degree19.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	210	4.1%
High school graduate	526	10.3%
Some college or associate's	1,621	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,722	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,005	19.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,181	78.2%
Carpooled	195	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	585	14.4%
Other means	76	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,025	29.4%
15 to 29 min	1,930	55.4%
30 to 44 min	463	13.3%
45 to 59 min	32	0.9%
60+ min	35	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 11.5% (779 of 6,800)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,587	48.7%
Nonfamily households	1,669	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,256	98.6%
Vacant	47	1.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,179	66.9%
Renter-occupied	1,077	33.1%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,792	84.5%
1-unit, attached	94	2.8%
2 to 4 units	138	4.2%
5 to 19 units	177	5.4%
20 or more units	69	2.1%
Mobile home & other	33	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2060825
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0359, -94.6374