Overland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 15,496 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 sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Overland who work in office and administrative support (14.62%), sales jobs (9.16%), and teaching (7.52%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Overland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In terms of college education, Overland is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.98% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Overland in 2022 was $30,539, 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 $122,156 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 18.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Overland include German, Irish, English, French, and Other Subsaharan African. The most common language spoken in Overland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
