About Olympia Fields

Olympia Fields is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,724 people and just one neighborhood, Olympia Fields is the 332nd largest community in Illinois.

Olympia Fields is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 92.24% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Olympia Fields is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olympia Fields who work in management occupations (19.72%), sales jobs (15.26%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.40%).

Also of interest is that Olympia Fields has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Olympia Fields is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Olympia Fields is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Olympia Fields's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Olympia Fields, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.55 minutes every day commuting to work.

Olympia Fields is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Olympia Fields Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Olympia Fields, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Olympia Fields is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.97% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Olympia Fields in 2000 was $46,698, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,792 for a family of four. However, Olympia Fields contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Olympia Fields is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Olympia Fields home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Olympia Fields is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Olympia Fields include German, Irish, Italian, Nigerian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Olympia Fields is English. Some people also speak African.