Olney.
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Maryland·Montgomery County
9 tracts·31K people·$657K median·1,930/mi²
White 55 · Black 14 · Hispanic 12 · Asian 12 · Multiracial 6 · Other 1
Married couple 69 · Other 17 · Living alone 14
Health 48 · Professional 16 · Retail 14 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 0 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 66 · Sales · office 17 · Service 11 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 57 · Work from home 32 · Carpool 11 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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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 Olney is $656,600 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Olney has 35,797 residents across 7 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.6; the population is 55.0% White, 14.4% Black, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 5.8% Multiracial and 1.1% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 65.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.3% (Census ACS).
Greenwood Elementary (71%), Belmont Elementary (68%) and Cashell Elementary (61%) lead the elementary schools; Rosa M. Parks Middle (57%) and William H. Farquhar Middle (54%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,404/month, 52% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Olney is $171,458 a year, 99% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Olney, median rent is $2,404/month and the median home value is $656,600 (Census ACS).
Olney reported 2.0 violent crimes and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Montgomery County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 22 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Olney are drought (86), winter weather (85) and earthquake (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Olney, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).