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Olean, MO

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Overview


Olean is a tiny town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 118 people and just one neighborhood, Olean is the 538th largest community in Missouri.

Occupations and Workforce

Olean is a blue-collar town, with 47.29% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Olean is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Olean who work in healthcare suport services (32.56%), teaching (8.53%), and personal care services (3.88%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Olean is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Olean’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

In Olean, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.08 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Olean does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The population of Olean has a very low overall level of education: only 8.28% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Olean in 2022 was $26,291, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,164 for a family of four. However, Olean contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Olean home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olean residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Olean include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Northern European.

The most common language spoken in Olean is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 41.9% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 95.5% of American neighborhoods.

People

Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 19.9% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 91.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry and 1.4% have Swiss ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Olean are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 49.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 41.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.8%), and 14.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.4% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Olean, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (6.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (77.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (19.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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