Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Olney spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.78 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Olney does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Olney who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.03% of the adults in Olney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Olney in 2022 was $28,347, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,388 for a family of four. However, Olney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Olney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Olney include German, Irish, English, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Olney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
