Olcott vs Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Olcott and Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilson has the higher population (1,385 vs 821 in Olcott). Olcott has the higher median household income ($74,970 vs $60,938 in Wilson). Wilson has the higher median home value ($162,700 vs $162,100 in Olcott).

Population, income & housing

	Olcott	Wilson
Population	821	1,385
Median age	43.7 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,970	$60,938
Median home value	$162,100	$162,700
Median gross rent	$942	$679
Housing units	605	665
Homeownership rate	80.4%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olcott	Wilson
Population	1,282 → 821 (-36.0%)	1,120 → 1,385 (+23.7%)
Median household income	$56,625 → $74,970 (+32.4%)	$60,227 → $60,938 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$110,100 → $162,100 (+47.2%)	$108,300 → $162,700 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $942 (+11.9%)	$628 → $679 (+8.1%)

Olcott

Population

1,282821

Median household income

$56,625$74,970

Median home value

$110,100$162,100

Median gross rent

$842$942

Wilson

Population

1,1201,385

Median household income

$60,227$60,938

Median home value

$108,300$162,700

Median gross rent

$628$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Olcott	Wilson
Under 5	1.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.3%	6.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.6%	20.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.9%
75 and over	7.7%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olcott	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olcott	Wilson
No high school diploma	5.5%	2.2%
High school graduate	45.1%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olcott	Wilson
Drove alone	82.5%	66.1%
Carpooled	3.3%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	8.9%
Bicycle	2.4%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olcott	Wilson
1-unit, detached	87.1%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Olcott	Wilson
Poverty rate	2.8%	20.7%
Average household size	2.04	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1965	1938