Gowanda vs Olean

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

Gowanda 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 2,929 in Gowanda). Gowanda has the higher median household income ($49,946 vs $47,553 in Olean). Olean has the higher median home value ($90,500 vs $84,700 in Gowanda).

Population, income & housing

	Gowanda	Olean
Population	2,929	13,798
Median age	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,946	$47,553
Median home value	$84,700	$90,500
Median gross rent	$709	$786
Housing units	1,306	6,912
Homeownership rate	63.3%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gowanda	Olean
Population	2,898 → 2,929 (+1.1%)	13,670 → 13,798 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$40,109 → $49,946 (+24.5%)	$41,742 → $47,553 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $84,700 (+5.9%)	$80,200 → $90,500 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $709 (+8.9%)	$648 → $786 (+21.3%)

Gowanda

Population

2,8982,929

Median household income

$40,109$49,946

Median home value

$80,000$84,700

Median gross rent

$651$709

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)

	Gowanda	Olean
Under 5	9.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.9%
75 and over	9.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gowanda	Olean
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	86.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gowanda	Olean
No high school diploma	8.9%	10.6%
High school graduate	50.0%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gowanda	Olean
Drove alone	72.6%	74.7%
Carpooled	17.8%	8.2%
Public transit	0.6%	1.6%
Walked	5.7%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gowanda	Olean
1-unit, detached	63.9%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	26.8%	27.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	8.7%
20 or more units	4.2%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Gowanda	Olean
Poverty rate	15.5%	24.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1938	1938