Olean vs St. Elizabeth

A side-by-side comparison of Olean and St. Elizabeth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Elizabeth has the higher population (592 vs 265 in Olean). St. Elizabeth has the higher median home value ($270,700 vs $101,800 in Olean). Since 2019, Olean's population has grown faster (+181.9% vs +56.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Olean	St. Elizabeth
Population	265	592
Median age	26.6 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$93,438
Median home value	$101,800	$270,700
Housing units	82	154
Homeownership rate	91.2%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olean	St. Elizabeth
Population	94 → 265 (+181.9%)	378 → 592 (+56.6%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $67,708 (+52.6%)	$78,750 → $93,438 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $101,800 (+34.3%)	$123,400 → $270,700 (+119.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$619 → $910 (+47.0%)

Olean

Population

94265

Median household income

$44,375$67,708

Median home value

$75,800$101,800

St. Elizabeth

Population

378592

Median household income

$78,750$93,438

Median home value

$123,400$270,700

Median gross rent

$619$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Olean	St. Elizabeth
Under 5	25.3%	13.3%
5 to 17	15.5%	24.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	34.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	3.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	6.0%	6.3%
55 to 64	8.7%	6.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.8%
75 and over	0.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olean	St. Elizabeth
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olean	St. Elizabeth
No high school diploma	21.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	53.5%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olean	St. Elizabeth
Drove alone	82.2%	70.8%
Carpooled	17.8%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olean	St. Elizabeth
1-unit, detached	75.6%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Olean	St. Elizabeth
Poverty rate	3.8%	2.6%
Average household size	3.90	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1972	1981