Olney

Population: 36,000
Median household income: $171,766
Median home value: $632,400

Olney, a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, has 36,000 residents. Its median household income of $171,766 runs above the Montgomery County figure of $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, Olney's population grew 2.3% from 35,191 to 36,000, while its median home value rose 24.9% from $506,400 to $632,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 54.9% of the population. 62.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,000
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $171,766
Median home value: $632,400
Median gross rent: $2,409
Housing units: 12,076
Homeownership rate: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,19136,000

Median household income

$143,396$171,766

Median home value

$506,400$632,400

Median gross rent

$1,948$2,409

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,191	$143,396	$506,400	$1,948
2020	35,350	$149,155	$524,700	$2,047
2021	35,815	$161,065	$551,300	$2,084
2022	35,522	$166,541	$615,700	$2,231
2023	36,000	$171,766	$632,400	$2,409

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,893	5.3%
5 to 17	7,479	20.8%
18 to 24	2,529	7.0%
25 to 34	3,215	8.9%
35 to 44	4,673	13.0%
45 to 54	5,088	14.1%
55 to 64	5,233	14.5%
65 to 74	3,330	9.3%
75 and over	2,560	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,781	54.9%
Black or African American	5,298	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	4,201	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	206	0.6%
Two or more races	2,137	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,345	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate12.5%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree33.7%

Graduate or professional degree31.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	840	3.5%
High school graduate	3,021	12.5%
Some college or associate's	4,651	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,110	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,477	31.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone62.1%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit2.3%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home26.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,572	62.1%
Carpooled	1,150	6.2%
Public transit	434	2.3%
Walked	389	2.1%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	4,954	26.6%
Other means	120	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,068	15.1%
15 to 29 min	3,825	28.0%
30 to 44 min	4,329	31.6%
45 to 59 min	1,746	12.8%
60+ min	1,711	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 4.4% (1,571 of 35,817)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,829	83.0%
Nonfamily households	2,014	17.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,843	98.1%
Vacant	233	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,488	88.6%
Renter-occupied	1,355	11.4%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached28.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,018	66.4%
1-unit, attached	3,380	28.0%
2 to 4 units	84	0.7%
5 to 19 units	285	2.4%
20 or more units	309	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2458900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.1443, -77.0714