Olivet vs Scranton

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

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

Scranton has the higher population (891 vs 111 in Olivet). Olivet has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $53,767 in Scranton). Olivet has the higher median home value ($155,400 vs $75,500 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Olivet	Scranton
Population	111	891
Median age	31.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,750	$53,767
Median home value	$155,400	$75,500
Median gross rent	—	$642
Housing units	43	392
Homeownership rate	80.5%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olivet	Scranton
Population	50 → 111 (+122.0%)	585 → 891 (+52.3%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $88,750 (+57.8%)	$56,250 → $53,767 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$72,000 → $155,400 (+115.8%)	$80,700 → $75,500 (-6.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$717 → $642 (-10.5%)

Olivet

Population

50111

Median household income

$56,250$88,750

Median home value

$72,000$155,400

Scranton

Population

585891

Median household income

$56,250$53,767

Median home value

$80,700$75,500

Median gross rent

$717$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Olivet	Scranton
Under 5	14.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.2%	24.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	19.8%	12.2%
35 to 44	0.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	7.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	4.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	15.3%	5.8%
75 and over	10.8%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olivet	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	27.9%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olivet	Scranton
No high school diploma	6.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	58.5%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olivet	Scranton
Drove alone	86.7%	85.5%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	4.0%
Other means	6.7%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olivet	Scranton
1-unit, detached	79.1%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Olivet	Scranton
Poverty rate	21.6%	18.9%
Average household size	2.71	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1969	1978