Cattaraugus County > Olean (city)
Population trend for Olean
022,0001970: 19,16919,16919701980: 18,20718,20719801990: 16,94616,94619902000: 15,34715,34720002010: 14,45214,45220102020: 13,93713,93720202023: 13,79813,7982023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Olean is a city in Cattaraugus County, in the Western New York region.

Community anchors include Olean General Hospital, Olean City School District and Olean Public Library.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Olean: Olean (City, Cattaraugus County); Olean (Town, Cattaraugus County).

2023 Median income for Cattaraugus County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Cattaraugus County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 314%.

252 156 61 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Olean
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Olean
Married-couple families: 2,018 (61.5%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 409 (12.5%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 854 (26.0%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 2,761 (94.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 173 (5.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Olean

Pct 5 and under 40% Pct 6 to 17 33% Pct 18 to 64 23% Pct 65 and over 13%

The overall poverty rate in Olean is 24 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Olean lived in the prior year

Same house: 12,001 (87.7%) Same county (different house): 1,253 (9.2%) Different NY county: 266 (1.9%) 13,679 current residents Same house: 12,001 (87.7%) Same house Same county (different house): 1,253 (9.2%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 266 (1.9%) Different NY county Different state: 125 (0.9%) Different state (under 1%) Abroad: 34 (0.2%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Olean residents
40.5 40.5 38.4 38.7 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau