Olympia Fields

Population: 4,636
Median household income: $107,656
Median home value: $289,900

Olympia Fields is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 4,636 residents. At $107,656, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Olympia Fields's population declined 3.8% from 4,821 to 4,636, while its median home value rose 28.0% from $226,500 to $289,900.

Owners occupy 85.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,636
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $107,656
Median home value: $289,900
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 2,013
Homeownership rate: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8214,636

Median household income

$98,977$107,656

Median home value

$226,500$289,900

Median gross rent

$1,866$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,821	$98,977	$226,500	$1,866
2020	5,028	$93,350	$227,500	$3,205
2021	4,949	$95,946	$239,600	$2,861
2022	4,922	$98,659	$275,500	$3,501
2023	4,636	$107,656	$289,900	$3,501

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over17.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	260	5.6%
5 to 17	714	15.4%
18 to 24	510	11.0%
25 to 34	313	6.8%
35 to 44	520	11.2%
45 to 54	473	10.2%
55 to 64	458	9.9%
65 to 74	570	12.3%
75 and over	818	17.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	866	18.7%
Black or African American	3,609	77.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	69	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate14.5%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	2.7%
High school graduate	458	14.5%
Some college or associate's	1,068	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	793	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	748	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone57.4%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit9.8%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,067	57.4%
Carpooled	294	15.8%
Public transit	182	9.8%
Walked	7	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	308	16.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	280	18.1%
15 to 29 min	305	19.7%
30 to 44 min	385	24.8%
45 to 59 min	195	12.6%
60+ min	385	24.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 12.7% (581 of 4,574)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,128	62.2%
Nonfamily households	686	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,814	90.1%
Vacant	199	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,559	85.9%
Renter-occupied	255	14.1%

1-unit, detached82.7%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,664	82.7%
1-unit, attached	156	7.7%
2 to 4 units	24	1.2%
5 to 19 units	11	0.5%
20 or more units	158	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1755938
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5220, -87.6916

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