Olympia Fields.
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3 tracts·4K people·$329K median·1,205/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Olympia Fields is $329,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Olympia Fields has 4,734 residents across 1 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 46.6; the population is 75.7% Black, 17.1% White, 4.6% Multiracial, 1.9% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 50.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Arcadia Elem School is the elementary school with reported scores (20%); Rich Township High School is the high school with reported scores (7%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is over $3,500/month (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Olympia Fields is $123,875 a year, 44% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Olympia Fields, median rent is over $3,500/month and the median home value is $329,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Olympia Fields reported 1.8 violent crimes and 48.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Olympia Fields are cold wave (96), tornado (95) and inland flooding (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Olympia Fields, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).