Melvern vs Olivet

A side-by-side comparison of Melvern and Olivet: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Melvern has the higher population (304 vs 111 in Olivet). Olivet has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $57,250 in Melvern). Olivet has the higher median home value ($155,400 vs $90,000 in Melvern).

Population, income & housing

	Melvern	Olivet
Population	304	111
Median age	40.3 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$88,750
Median home value	$90,000	$155,400
Median gross rent	$539	—
Housing units	155	43
Homeownership rate	76.9%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melvern	Olivet
Population	400 → 304 (-24.0%)	50 → 111 (+122.0%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $57,250 (+43.1%)	$56,250 → $88,750 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $90,000 (+16.1%)	$72,000 → $155,400 (+115.8%)
Median gross rent	$610 → $539 (-11.6%)	—

Melvern

Population

400304

Median household income

$40,000$57,250

Median home value

$77,500$90,000

Median gross rent

$610$539

Olivet

Population

50111

Median household income

$56,250$88,750

Median home value

$72,000$155,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melvern	Olivet
Under 5	12.5%	14.4%
5 to 17	9.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	16.8%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.9%	19.8%
35 to 44	4.3%	0.9%
45 to 54	14.5%	7.2%
55 to 64	9.9%	4.5%
65 to 74	17.1%	15.3%
75 and over	6.3%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melvern	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	70.3%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	27.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melvern	Olivet
No high school diploma	5.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	35.1%	58.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melvern	Olivet
Drove alone	83.0%	86.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	4.4%
Public transit	8.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	2.2%
Other means	0.7%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melvern	Olivet
1-unit, detached	80.0%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Melvern	Olivet
Poverty rate	7.6%	21.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	36	36
Median year structure built	1964	1969