Olney, Texas

Back to Olney, TX housing info, Young County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Olney, TX Young County Population in July 2008: 3,236. Population change since 2000: -4.7%   Males: 1,456   (45.0%) Females: 1,780   (55.0%) Median resident age:   39.7 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 76374. Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,315 (it was $21,991 in 2000) Olney:   $25,315 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,420 Olney:   $16,420 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,389 (it was $34,200 in 2000) Olney:   $51,389 Texas:   $120,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $61,418; Detached houses: $62,547; Townhouses or other attached units: $42,627; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,646; Mobile homes: $19,314 Olney, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Olney: White Non-Hispanic (81.4%) Hispanic (14.4%) Other race (4.6%) Black (2.5%) Two or more races (2.2%) American Indian (1.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Olney: 72.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Olney, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Olney is mentioned 15 times on our forum: Texas cities A-Z name game...  (356 replies) Mid-Century Modernist Homes  (190 replies) you know you're in Texas if...  (19 replies) How many people here from Wichita Falls area?  (5 replies) Moving to TX - within 4hrs of Grapevine  (10 replies) Scared to Death!  (15 replies) Latest news from Olney, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (11.9%), United States (11.6%), German (11.3%), English (11.0%), Dutch (2.6%), French (2.5%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 1184 feet Land area: 2.05 square miles. Population density: 1577 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 33.37 N, Longitude: 98.76 W

Area code: 940

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Olney, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.55
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Olney, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Olney-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Olney city center killed 2 people and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.7 miles away from the city center killed 7 people and injured 111 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Olney-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from Olney center
On 2/8/2002 at 16:07:13, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from the city center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from Olney center
On 4/5/2006 at 18:46:23, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Birthplace of: Bob Lilly - former NFL football player.

Political contributions by individuals in Olney, TX

• Olney Municipal Airport (Runways: 3, Itinerant Ops: 4,800, Local Ops: 3,200)

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Churches in Olney include: Church of Christ (A), Church of God (B), Saint Luke Lutheran Church (C), Cumberland Presbyterian Church (D), Immanuel Baptist Church (E), Olney Assembly Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Olney include: Griffin Park (1), Sports Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This city:	21.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	9.3%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Olney, TX

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8.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,436 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Tarrant County, TX	0.81% ($30,438 average AGI)
from Wichita County, TX	0.76% ($23,422)
from Jack County, TX	0.37% ($46,727)

7.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,339 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Wichita County, TX	0.68% ($22,025 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.51% ($35,900)
to Jack County, TX	0.34% ($24,550)

• Fire: 81
• Hazardous Condition: 6