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Population (year 2000): 3,396. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,340 (-1.6% change)
Males: 1,529 (45.0%), Females: 1,867 (55.0%)
Young County
Zip code:
76374
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $21,991 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,300 (year 2000)
Races in Olney:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
- Hispanic (14.4%)
- Other race (4.6%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (11.9%), United States
(11.6%), German (11.3%), English (11.0%), Dutch (2.6%), French
(2.5%).
Elevation: 1184 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Olney
- High school or higher: 70.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Olney city
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 51.7%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 14.7%
- Divorced: 9.9%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -78 (-2.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Olney:
- HAMILTON HOSPITAL (901 W HAMILTON ST BOX 158)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Olney:
- GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
GRAHAM, TX)
- THROCKMORTON COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (about 35 miles;
THROCKMORTON, TX)
- KELL WEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC (about 36 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Olney:
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 47 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
- LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 86 miles; LAWTON,
OK; ID: LAW)
- HENRY POST AAF (about 91 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID:
FSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Olney:
- OLNEY MUNI (about 5 miles; OLNEY, TX; ID: ONY)
- ARCHER CITY MUNI (about 17 miles; ARCHER CITY, TX;
ID: T39)
- GRAHAM MUNI (about 24 miles; GRAHAM, TX; ID: RPH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Olney:
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; FT
WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
Public high school in Olney:
- OLNEY H S (Students: 230; Location: 704 W
GROVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Olney:
- OLNEY EL (Students: 342; Location: 801 W
HAMILTON; Grades: PK - 05)
- OLNEY J H (Students: 165; Location: 300 S AVE
H; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Olney:
- OLNEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND ARTS CENTER
(Operating income: $168,036; Location: 807 W HAMILTON
ST; 30,777 books; 1,374 audio materials; 1,686 video
materials; 99 serial subscriptions)
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