Olton

Population: 1,568
Median household income: $44,219
Median home value: $46,800

Located in Lamb County, Texas, Olton is a community with a population of 1,568. Its median household income of $44,219 runs below the Lamb County figure of $56,997.

Between 2019 and 2023, Olton's population declined 22.1% from 2,013 to 1,568, while its median home value fell 24.5% from $62,000 to $46,800.

Owners occupy 71.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,568
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,219
Median home value: $46,800
Median gross rent: $840
Housing units: 703
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0131,568

Median household income

$44,076$44,219

Median home value

$62,000$46,800

Median gross rent

$634$840

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,013	$44,076	$62,000	$634
2020	1,867	$46,667	$70,600	$618
2021	1,861	$55,781	$63,400	$655
2022	1,749	$57,250	$78,900	$815
2023	1,568	$44,219	$46,800	$840

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	6.0%
5 to 17	266	17.0%
18 to 24	171	10.9%
25 to 34	122	7.8%
35 to 44	192	12.2%
45 to 54	225	14.3%
55 to 64	199	12.7%
65 to 74	142	9.1%
75 and over	157	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	328	20.9%
Black or African American	21	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,211	77.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.2%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	282	27.2%
High school graduate	358	34.5%
Some college or associate's	292	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	68	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	444	78.3%
Carpooled	46	8.1%
Public transit	8	1.4%
Walked	5	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	8.8%
Other means	14	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	67.1%
15 to 29 min	51	9.9%
30 to 44 min	54	10.4%
45 to 59 min	19	3.7%
60+ min	46	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 15.4% (225 of 1,457)

	Count	Share
Family households	364	67.4%
Nonfamily households	176	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	540	76.8%
Vacant	163	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	384	71.1%
Renter-occupied	156	28.9%

1-unit, detached85.2%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	599	85.2%
1-unit, attached	11	1.6%
2 to 4 units	23	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	70	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4854012
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1802, -102.1370