It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Olathe has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Olathe has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Olathe than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Olathe may be for you.
Olathe is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Olathe has a very low overall level of education: only 6.83% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Olathe in 2022 was $25,642, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,568 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 51.85% 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 (18.40%).
The most common language spoken in Olathe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
