Olin

Population: 849
Median household income: $67,120
Median home value: $98,500

Olin is a community in Jones County, Iowa, home to 849 residents. At $67,120, its median household income sits below Jones County's $73,071.

Between 2019 and 2023, Olin's population grew 9.0% from 779 to 849, while its median home value rose 27.9% from $77,000 to $98,500.

Owners occupy 72.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 849
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,120
Median home value: $98,500
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 320
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Unemployment rate: 14.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

779849

Median household income

$45,313$67,120

Median home value

$77,000$98,500

Median gross rent

$775$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	779	$45,313	$77,000	$775
2020	966	$55,417	$75,600	$679
2021	877	$58,533	$83,600	$669
2022	875	$62,738	$91,200	$725
2023	849	$67,120	$98,500	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2422.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	4.7%
5 to 17	123	14.5%
18 to 24	191	22.5%
25 to 34	95	11.2%
35 to 44	80	9.4%
45 to 54	106	12.5%
55 to 64	118	13.9%
65 to 74	53	6.2%
75 and over	43	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	680	80.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.5%
Two or more races	107	12.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate49.7%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	6.9%
High school graduate	246	49.7%
Some college or associate's	190	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	25	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone65.5%

Carpooled26.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	65.5%
Carpooled	109	26.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54	14.0%
15 to 29 min	81	21.0%
30 to 44 min	69	17.9%
45 to 59 min	153	39.7%
60+ min	28	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 14.7% (124 of 842)

	Count	Share
Family households	196	68.8%
Nonfamily households	89	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	285	89.1%
Vacant	35	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	206	72.3%
Renter-occupied	79	27.7%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	279	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28	8.8%
5 to 19 units	7	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1958980
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.9975, -91.1412