CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Olyphant

Pennsylvania · 5,222 residents · 5.44 sq mi

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Olyphant is home to 5,222 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 37.2, about 4 years above the US median. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $61,000. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 20%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,222

+5%vs 2000

vs 4,978 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(363)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(315)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(318)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(322)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(317)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(806)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(678)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(500)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(575)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(555)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(375)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(98)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,330

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,721 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,923

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,049 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$303

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $403 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

36.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(4,883)

Black0.4%(22)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(27)

Asian0.4%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(5,199)

Black0.3%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(8)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican7.4%(397)

Mexican2.6%(141)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(14)

Ancestry

Polish25.2%(1,355)

Irish21.5%(1,155)

Italian16.2%(871)

American10.6%(569)

German8.2%(441)

Russian6.2%(331)

English4.8%(256)

French3.8%(207)

Ukrainian2.4%(128)

Slovak1.8%(97)

Welsh1.5%(83)

Subsaharan African1.3%(68)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(44)

Lithuanian0.8%(44)

Romanian0.4%(22)

Austrian0.3%(16)

West Indian0.3%(15)

Norwegian0.2%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(13)

Finnish0.2%(12)

RANKED:Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−12.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 10.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married54%(1,263)

Married37.2%(870)

Widowed1.7%(40)

Divorced7.2%(168)

Women 15+

Never married36.9%(816)

Married36.5%(808)

Widowed12.4%(274)

Divorced14.2%(315)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.0%

+14.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.6%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.5%

−12.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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