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Olney, MD

35,797 Population
16.2 square miles 2,212.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$67,351 ±$3,781 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,554 ±$306
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$171,458 ±$6,994 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,684 ±$733
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597
  • more than double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.3% ±1.2% (1,545  ±433) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.1% 504,173 (±0.2% / ±11,899)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.8 minutes ±4.2 (396,030  ±32,009) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,829 ±464 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,373,022 ±4,247
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.1 (35,425  ±1,698) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,217,922
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,076,810
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.2% ±1.5% (322  ±116) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,062 (±0.2% / ±2,419)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 5.1% 74,365 (±0.1% / ±1,886)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,060 ±435 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,506,631 ±429
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$656,600 ±$14,917 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $579,900 ±$2,374
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385
  • about double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.9% ±2.4% (3,156  ±864) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.3% 832,508 (±0.2% / ±11,666.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.8% ±1.9% (23,071  ±1,030.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.4% 3,976,110 (±0.4% / ±16,769)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
65% ±2.4% (15,492  ±847.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.4% 2,364,097 (±0.3% / ±12,209)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21.2% ±2.3% (7,574  ±891) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.3% 1,535,978
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 16.6% 1,030,670
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.1% ±1% (1,352  ±274) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.2% 348,179 (±0.1% / ±4,714)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,352 Total veterans ±274 1,275 Male ±268 77 Female ±45

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