Olyphant is home to 5,381 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $160,900, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 19 minutes. Median rent is $963 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,423, below the US median
Olyphant's population equals 2.5% of Lackawanna County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.7%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.8%(60)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.4%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 163 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Olyphant, decade by decade
Olyphant population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,222
$55,994
$146,404
11.3%
1.5
2000
4,978
$59,606
$165,771
17.0%
4.7
2010
5,151
$69,571
$174,211
16.1%
14.8
2020
5,383
$59,386
$166,413
22.2%
30.6
2024
5,381
$66,423
$160,900
27.6%
32.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
