Lake Ozark vs Olean

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Ozark and Olean: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Ozark and Olean are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Ozark has the higher population (2,451 vs 265 in Olean). Lake Ozark has the higher median home value ($308,700 vs $101,800 in Olean). Since 2019, Olean's population has grown faster (+181.9% vs +31.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Ozark	Olean
Population	2,451	265
Median age	48.1 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,476	—
Median home value	$308,700	$101,800
Median gross rent	$1,017	—
Housing units	1,895	82
Homeownership rate	68.8%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Ozark	Olean
Population	1,858 → 2,451 (+31.9%)	94 → 265 (+181.9%)
Median household income	$64,881 → $80,476 (+24.0%)	$44,375 → $67,708 (+52.6%)
Median home value	$297,400 → $308,700 (+3.8%)	$75,800 → $101,800 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $1,017 (+28.1%)	—

Lake Ozark

Population

1,8582,451

Median household income

$64,881$80,476

Median home value

$297,400$308,700

Median gross rent

$794$1,017

Olean

Population

94265

Median household income

$44,375$67,708

Median home value

$75,800$101,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Ozark	Olean
Under 5	5.2%	25.3%
5 to 17	12.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.0%	34.3%
35 to 44	8.6%	3.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	6.0%
55 to 64	20.3%	8.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	6.0%
75 and over	6.7%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Ozark	Olean
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	99.2%
Black or African American	6.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Ozark	Olean
No high school diploma	8.9%	21.0%
High school graduate	23.6%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Ozark	Olean
Drove alone	79.2%	82.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.0%
Other means	5.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Ozark	Olean
1-unit, detached	47.0%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	27.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	24.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake Ozark	Olean
Poverty rate	15.8%	3.8%
Average household size	2.38	3.90
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1991	1972