Olney is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 35,820 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Olney is the 26th largest community in Maryland.

Olney home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Olney real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because of many things, Olney is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Olney really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Olney perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Olney, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.29 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Olney is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Olney area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Olney, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Olney is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 66.05% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Olney in 2018 was $61,056, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $244,224 for a family of four.

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

Olney also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.49%.

The most common language spoken in Olney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.