Olympia Fields profile

Living in Olympia Fields

Olympia Fields is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,913 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Olympia Fields is the 338th largest community in Illinois.

Olympia Fields real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Olympia Fields house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Unlike some villages, Olympia Fields isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Olympia Fields are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Olympia Fields is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olympia Fields who work in office and administrative support (14.42%), management occupations (13.29%), and healthcare (9.80%).

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 Olympia Fields, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In Olympia Fields, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Olympia Fields is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Olympia Fields. 52.83% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Olympia Fields in 2010 was $49,741, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,964 for a family of four.

Olympia Fields is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Olympia Fields home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olympia Fields residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Olympia Fields include Irish, English, Lithuanian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Olympia Fields is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Spanish.