Demographics of Olean city, New York

Olean city, New York had 13,508 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −393 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Olean city, in four figures

13,508
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,738 ±24.; −2.8%
Change since July 2020: −393 people.; 39.0 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,261 ±$7,453
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Olean city, New York's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Olean city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Olean city, New York's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Olean city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	13,901	100.0	100.0
2021	13,785	99.2	100.2
2022	13,672	98.4	100.7
2023	13,637	98.1	101.6
2024	13,572	97.6	102.5
2025	13,508	97.2	103.1

Population of Olean city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,901	—
2021	13,785	−116
2022	13,672	−113
2023	13,637	−35
2024	13,572	−65
2025	13,508	−64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±2.6: for men 37.5 ±2.7 and for women 42.6 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Olean city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	756 ±209	5.5% ±1.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,474 ±332	18.0% ±2.4	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	905 ±218	6.6% ±1.6	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,821 ±416	27.8% ±3.0	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,159 ±385	23.0% ±2.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,623 ±339	19.1% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,261 ±$7,453, and income per person $29,512 ±$2,360, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Olean city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	1,653 ±325	26.3% ±5.1	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,428 ±323	22.8% ±5.1	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,071 ±226	17.1% ±3.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	686 ±173	10.9% ±2.7	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,107 ±225	17.6% ±3.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	84 to 252	1.3% to 4.0%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	161 ±76	2.6% ±1.2	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Olean city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	3,576 ±524	26.7% ±3.9	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,216 ±341	38.2% ±9.1	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,856 ±287	26.9% ±3.7	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	504 ±177	15.1% ±5.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Olean city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Olean city	New York	United States
Housing units	7,078 ±288	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.6% ±1.3	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.4% ±2.8	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.1% ±3.9	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.9% ±4.8	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$86,100 ±$6,087	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$794 ±$52	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Olean city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	54 to 220	0.4% to 1.6%	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,784 ±282	85.8% ±2.0	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	416 ±147	3.0% ±1.1	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	404 ±147	2.9% ±1.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 148	< 0.1% to 1.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	923 ±291	6.7% ±2.1	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Olean city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	10,618 ±540	77.3% ±3.9	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,662 ±520	19.4% ±3.8	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 51	0% to 0.4%	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	433 ±188	3.2% ±1.4	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	363 ±137	2.6% ±1.0	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 147	0% to 1.1%	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Olean city among the places of New York

148th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Olean city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP	14,154 ±770
Greece CDP	13,943 ±992
Nesconset CDP	13,833 ±1,167
Latham CDP	13,802 ±1,058
Jericho CDP	13,759 ±1,106
Olean city	13,738 ±24
East Islip CDP	13,573 ±1,195
Endicott village	13,387 ±30
Rocky Point CDP	13,356 ±1,372
St. James CDP	13,244 ±931
Stony Brook CDP	12,868 ±1,135

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026