Overland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 15,547 people and three associated neighborhoods, Overland is the 49th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Overland isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Overland are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Overland is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Overland who work in office and administrative support (11.52%), teaching (8.67%), and management occupations (8.21%). Also of interest is that Overland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Overland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.59% of adults in Overland have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Overland in 2022 was $31,778, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,112 for a family of four. However, Overland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Overland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Overland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Overland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Overland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Overland include German, Irish, English, Other Subsaharan African, and French. Overland also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.95%. The most common language spoken in Overland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
