Olmsted

Population: 257
Median household income: $34,375

Olmsted is a community in Pulaski County, Illinois, home to 257 residents. Its median household income of $34,375 runs below the Pulaski County figure of $43,227.

Between 2019 and 2023, Olmsted's population declined 47.1% from 486 to 257.

5.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 257
Median age: 57.4 yrs
Median household income: $34,375
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 130
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

486257

Median household income

$24,250$34,375

Median home value

$66,500$77,500

Median gross rent

$479$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	486	$24,250	$66,500	$479
2020	380	$22,500	$65,000	$463
2021	328	$24,688	$65,000	—
2022	248	$45,000	$77,500	$513
2023	257	$34,375	—	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 177.4%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 443.5%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7419.5%

75 and over18.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	5.1%
5 to 17	19	7.4%
18 to 24	15	5.8%
25 to 34	47	18.3%
35 to 44	9	3.5%
45 to 54	18	7.0%
55 to 64	39	15.2%
65 to 74	50	19.5%
75 and over	47	18.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	188	73.2%
Black or African American	49	19.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate57.1%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	11.9%
High school graduate	120	57.1%
Some college or associate's	53	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	9	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58	84.1%
Carpooled	7	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.4%
Other means	3	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	19.1%
15 to 29 min	18	26.5%
30 to 44 min	13	19.1%
45 to 59 min	14	20.6%
60+ min	10	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 16.0% (41 of 257)

	Count	Share
Family households	46	51.1%
Nonfamily households	44	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	90	69.2%
Vacant	40	30.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	64	71.1%
Renter-occupied	26	28.9%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	105	80.8%
1-unit, attached	2	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	17.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1755899
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 37.1824, -89.0840