Olean, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,149 (All urban)

Olean, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,121 (6,446 occupied: 3,791 owner occupied, 2,655 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1201 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $442 (lower quartile is $363, upper quartile is $510)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $462

Median gross rent in Olean, NY in 2007: $573

Housing units in Olean with a mortgage: 2,018 (31 second mortgage, 256 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,433

Olean,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,960 (it was $59,200 in 2000)

Olean:	$76,960
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,256 - $102,452

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $89,040
Here: $89,040
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,080
Here: $128,080
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $101,206
Here: $101,206
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,662
Here: $109,662
State: $552,553

Mobile homes: $37,500
Here: $37,500
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,761

In family households: 11,839 (2,831 male householders, 1,037 female householders)
2,883 spouses, 4,323 children (3,936 natural, 100 adopted, 287 stepchildren), 163 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 52 other relatives, 362 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,922 (1,102 male householders (927 living alone)), 1,494 female householders (1,350 living alone)), 326 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 586 (388 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,715 2-persons, 898 3-persons, 748 4-persons, 347 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,277 1-person, 303 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

2,267 married couples with children.
1,222 single-parent households (244 men, 978 women).

95.2% of residents of Olean speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 281 (1.8%)
(49.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Olean, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 137 5 rooms: 478 6 rooms: 1,140 7 rooms: 877 8 rooms: 603 9 or more rooms: 521

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Olean, New York:
	1 room: 99 2 rooms: 158 3 rooms: 529 4 rooms: 636 5 rooms: 502 6 rooms: 380 7 rooms: 196 8 rooms: 112 9 or more rooms: 43

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 26
1995 to 1998: 112
1990 to 1994: 81
1980 to 1989: 201
1970 to 1979: 356
1960 to 1969: 351
1950 to 1959: 784
1940 to 1949: 962
1939 or earlier: 4,248

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Olean:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 61 2 bedrooms: 508 3 bedrooms: 2,119 4 bedrooms: 912 5 or more bedrooms: 191

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Olean:
	no bedroom: 139 1 bedroom: 762 2 bedrooms: 953 3 bedrooms: 567 4 bedrooms: 210 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Olean in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 274 1 vehicle: 1,466 2 vehicles: 1,659 3 vehicles: 313 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Olean in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 898 1 vehicle: 1,270 2 vehicles: 420 3 vehicles: 46 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Olean, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 14
$25,000 to $29,999: 39
$30,000 to $34,999: 88
$35,000 to $39,999: 139
$40,000 to $49,999: 348
$50,000 to $59,999: 413
$60,000 to $69,999: 421
$70,000 to $79,999: 402
$80,000 to $89,999: 375
$90,000 to $99,999: 330
$100,000 to $124,999: 442
$125,000 to $149,999: 157
$150,000 to $174,999: 113
$175,000 to $199,999: 89
$200,000 to $249,999: 94
$250,000 to $299,999: 21
$300,000 to $399,999: 2
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 5
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Olean rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Olean:

Less than $100: 34 people
$100 to $149: 43
$150 to $199: 81
$200 to $249: 110
$250 to $299: 172
$300 to $349: 227
$350 to $399: 264
$400 to $449: 294
$450 to $499: 387
$500 to $549: 265
$550 to $599: 162
$600 to $649: 100
$650 to $699: 90
$700 to $749: 60
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 18
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 117

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 50 1990 to 1994: 55 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 60 1975 to 1979: 14 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 89

Olean, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.7%
Number of people working at home: 135 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 829
5 to 9 minutes: 2004
10 to 14 minutes: 1909
15 to 19 minutes: 710
20 to 24 minutes: 340
25 to 29 minutes: 179
30 to 34 minutes: 336
35 to 39 minutes: 109
40 to 44 minutes: 36
45 to 59 minutes: 200
60 to 89 minutes: 151
90 or more minutes: 109

Olean mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,161 (73%)
Carpooled: 934 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 87 (1%)
Taxi: 65 (1%)
Bicycle: 74 (1%)
Walked: 579 (8%)
Other means: 12 (0%)
Worked at home: 135 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 866
$10,000 to $14,999: 641
$15,000 to $19,999: 557
$20,000 to $24,999: 674
$25,000 to $29,999: 466
$30,000 to $34,999: 363
$35,000 to $39,999: 507
$40,000 to $44,999: 365
$45,000 to $49,999: 278
$50,000 to $59,999: 543
$60,000 to $74,999: 556
$75,000 to $99,999: 357
$100,000 to $124,999: 151
$125,000 to $149,999: 41
$150,000 to $199,999: 45
$200,000 or more: 54

First ancestries reported:

German: 2763

Irish: 1918

Italian: 1526

Polish: 1288

English: 1070

Other groups: 997

United States or American: 733

Swedish: 354

Arab:: 349

Lebanese: 263

French (except Basque): 211

Dutch: 193

Scotch-Irish: 160

Scottish: 133

French Canadian: 127

Austrian: 87

European: 66

Iraqi: 65

Ukrainian: 53

Yugoslavian: 53

African: 47

Subsaharan African:: 47

Slovak: 46

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 41

Armenian: 39

Norwegian: 39

Bahamian: 34

Russian: 32

Czech: 29

Hungarian: 28

British: 27

Welsh: 27

Northern European: 25

Greek: 22

Pennsylvania German: 20

Swiss: 16

Canadian: 15

Czechoslovakian: 13

Syrian: 9

Egyptian: 7

Belgian: 7

Slovene: 7

West Indian: 7

Macedonian: 6

Other Arab: 5

Basque: 5

Danish: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Iraq (14%)
Italy (14%)
Other Caribbean (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
France (7%)
Japan (7%)
Germany (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12147
Northeast: 1570
Midwest: 377
South: 606
West: 258

60% of Olean residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 62
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 49
7th and 8th grade: 101
9th grade: 122
10th grade: 151
11th grade: 108
12th grade, no diploma: 131
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,612
Less than 1 year of college: 317
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 488
Associate degree: 377
Bachelor's degree: 577
Master's degree: 375
Professional school degree: 87
Doctorate degree: 83

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 34
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 162
9th grade: 143
10th grade: 164
11th grade: 135
12th grade, no diploma: 203
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,239
Less than 1 year of college: 359
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 580
Associate degree: 485
Bachelor's degree: 523
Master's degree: 476
Professional school degree: 43
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 33.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 33.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,125
Black householders: $44,549
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,483
Asian householders: $20,711
Some other race householders: $47,286
Two or more races householders: $25,250
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $69,252

Olean household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Olean household income for Black householders

Olean household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Olean household income for Asian householders

Olean household income for Some other race householders

Olean household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Olean marital status for males

Olean marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $76,700
Black or African American householders: $83,070
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $35,750
Asian householders: $146,250
Some other race householders: $58,500
Two or more races householders: $51,740
Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,960

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,438
One, attached: 65
Two: 1,187
3 or 4: 644
5 to 9: 305
10 to 19: 140
20 to 49: 126
50 or more: 171
Mobile homes: 22
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,646

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Olean:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 96

Here:	5.4%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29

Here:	3.8%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 108

Here:	23.2%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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