Olpe

Population: 603
Median household income: $87,917
Median home value: $158,300

Olpe, a community in Lyon County, Kansas, has 603 residents. At $87,917, its median household income sits above Lyon County's $59,078.

From 2019 to 2023, Olpe's population grew 4.5% from 577 to 603, while its median home value rose 18.8% from $133,300 to $158,300.

The median resident is 32.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 603
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $87,917
Median home value: $158,300
Median gross rent: $815
Housing units: 221
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

577603

Median household income

$68,750$87,917

Median home value

$133,300$158,300

Median gross rent

$904$815

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	577	$68,750	$133,300	$904
2020	510	$66,875	$139,400	$800
2021	537	$69,375	$150,000	$718
2022	482	$84,904	$138,400	$766
2023	603	$87,917	$158,300	$815

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1727.4%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 646.0%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	9.1%
5 to 17	165	27.4%
18 to 24	50	8.3%
25 to 34	61	10.1%
35 to 44	110	18.2%
45 to 54	48	8.0%
55 to 64	36	6.0%
65 to 74	41	6.8%
75 and over	37	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	540	89.6%
Black or African American	6	1.0%
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	25	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	5.4%
High school graduate	89	26.7%
Some college or associate's	93	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	64	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	69	20.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	221	77.0%
Carpooled	9	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	8.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	10.8%
Other means	3	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	16.8%
15 to 29 min	187	73.0%
30 to 44 min	19	7.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	7	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 1.3% (8 of 593)

	Count	Share
Family households	157	78.9%
Nonfamily households	42	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199	90.0%
Vacant	22	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	156	78.4%
Renter-occupied	43	21.6%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	177	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	5.0%
5 to 19 units	3	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2052800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 38.2647, -96.1651