Olney Springs

Population: 550
Median household income: $52,031
Median home value: $98,700

Olney Springs is a community in Crowley County, Colorado, home to 550 residents. The median household income of $52,031 is above the Crowley County median ($47,563).

Between 2019 and 2023, Olney Springs's population grew 10.9% from 496 to 550, while its median home value rose 55.9% from $63,300 to $98,700.

The median resident is 33.3 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 27.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 550
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,031
Median home value: $98,700
Median gross rent: $975
Housing units: 170
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

496550

Median household income

$42,500$52,031

Median home value

$63,300$98,700

Median gross rent

$438$975

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	496	$42,500	$63,300	$438
2020	516	$53,250	$82,500	$850
2021	604	$52,500	$81,300	$933
2022	477	$48,036	$93,400	$1,018
2023	550	$52,031	$98,700	$975

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2427.3%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	3.6%
5 to 17	64	11.6%
18 to 24	150	27.3%
25 to 34	67	12.2%
35 to 44	30	5.5%
45 to 54	94	17.1%
55 to 64	60	10.9%
65 to 74	34	6.2%
75 and over	31	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	311	56.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	235	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	9.5%
High school graduate	123	38.9%
Some college or associate's	123	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	39	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle10.1%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	175	84.1%
Carpooled	12	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	21	10.1%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	33.7%
15 to 29 min	3	1.4%
30 to 44 min	55	26.4%
45 to 59 min	22	10.6%
60+ min	58	27.9%

Households

Average household size: 4.14
Poverty rate: 18.2% (100 of 550)

	Count	Share
Family households	95	71.4%
Nonfamily households	38	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	133	78.2%
Vacant	37	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	79.7%
Renter-occupied	27	20.3%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	149	87.6%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0855705
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1663, -103.9445