Olean

Population: 13,798
Median household income: $47,553
Median home value: $90,500

Olean is a community in Cattaraugus County, New York, home to 13,798 residents. At $47,553, its median household income sits below Cattaraugus County's $58,248.

Between 2019 and 2023, Olean's population held roughly steady from 13,670 to 13,798, while its median home value rose 12.8% from $80,200 to $90,500.

Households average 2.16 people. The median gross rent is $786.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,798
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,553
Median home value: $90,500
Median gross rent: $786
Housing units: 6,912
Homeownership rate: 54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,67013,798

Median household income

$41,742$47,553

Median home value

$80,200$90,500

Median gross rent

$648$786

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,670	$41,742	$80,200	$648
2020	13,580	$41,500	$76,700	$640
2021	13,941	$43,345	$81,000	$681
2022	13,890	$45,078	$87,600	$761
2023	13,798	$47,553	$90,500	$786

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	859	6.2%
5 to 17	2,545	18.4%
18 to 24	957	6.9%
25 to 34	1,842	13.3%
35 to 44	1,968	14.3%
45 to 54	1,467	10.6%
55 to 64	1,660	12.0%
65 to 74	1,643	11.9%
75 and over	857	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,990	86.9%
Black or African American	328	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	110	0.8%
Asian	309	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	73	0.5%
Two or more races	835	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	153	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,003	10.6%
High school graduate	3,409	36.1%
Some college or associate's	2,276	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,447	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,302	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit1.6%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,530	74.7%
Carpooled	499	8.2%
Public transit	95	1.6%
Walked	311	5.1%
Bicycle	61	1.0%
Worked from home	515	8.5%
Other means	57	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,675	66.2%
15 to 29 min	855	15.4%
30 to 44 min	523	9.4%
45 to 59 min	228	4.1%
60+ min	272	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 24.1% (3,267 of 13,539)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,281	52.8%
Nonfamily households	2,934	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,215	89.9%
Vacant	697	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,373	54.3%
Renter-occupied	2,842	45.7%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units27.7%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,931	56.9%
1-unit, attached	60	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1,914	27.7%
5 to 19 units	602	8.7%
20 or more units	335	4.8%
Mobile home & other	70	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3654716
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 42.0839, -78.4351