Allegany vs Olean

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

Allegany and Olean are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Olean has the higher population (13,798 vs 1,773 in Allegany). Allegany has the higher median household income ($73,802 vs $47,553 in Olean). Allegany has the higher median home value ($152,000 vs $90,500 in Olean).

Population, income & housing

	Allegany	Olean
Population	1,773	13,798
Median age	37.1 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,802	$47,553
Median home value	$152,000	$90,500
Median gross rent	$767	$786
Housing units	866	6,912
Homeownership rate	64.1%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allegany	Olean
Population	1,865 → 1,773 (-4.9%)	13,670 → 13,798 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$55,643 → $73,802 (+32.6%)	$41,742 → $47,553 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$109,900 → $152,000 (+38.3%)	$80,200 → $90,500 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $767 (+16.4%)	$648 → $786 (+21.3%)

Allegany

Population

1,8651,773

Median household income

$55,643$73,802

Median home value

$109,900$152,000

Median gross rent

$659$767

Olean

Population

13,67013,798

Median household income

$41,742$47,553

Median home value

$80,200$90,500

Median gross rent

$648$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allegany	Olean
Under 5	3.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	17.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	13.3%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.3%
45 to 54	7.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.9%
75 and over	9.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allegany	Olean
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	86.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	4.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allegany	Olean
No high school diploma	2.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	20.0%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allegany	Olean
Drove alone	85.4%	74.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	2.2%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	8.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allegany	Olean
1-unit, detached	74.4%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	20.0%	27.7%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Allegany	Olean
Poverty rate	16.0%	24.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1954	1938