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Olathe, CO
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Living in Olathe



Olathe is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,980 people and two associated neighborhoods, Olathe is the 146th largest community in Colorado.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Olathe does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In Olathe, just 7.69% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Olathe in 2018 was $24,274, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,096 for a family of four. However, Olathe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Olathe is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Olathe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Olathe, accounting for 58.92% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Olathe residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Olathe include German, English, French, Irish, and Scottish.

In addition, Olathe has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.83%).

The most common language spoken in Olathe is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.


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