OlneyMT
Population 158: a town settled in 1907.
Is Olney a good place to live?
Olney’s median age is 66.5 years, against 38.9 years in Montana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher average commute than Olney. Stillwater Ranger Station Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Olney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Olney.
54% of residents are 65 or older
20% never finished high school. Montana has just over a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 27%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Olney’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19.6 points. Across Montana, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Olney | MT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.5% | 10% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.9% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.8% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 38.6% | 12.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.2% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.7% | 5.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.1% | 22.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.9% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.1% | 12% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Olney stands out in Montana and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
FEMA puts 88% of Olney’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 5% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Olney has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Olney had 6 jobs in 2023, down 38 from 2013. Among residents locally, 3.2% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Whitefish (19%), Kalispell (12%) and Evergreen (7%). The typical household income for Olney comes to $58,000.
| Olney | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Olney, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 81°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Olney is
Olney: just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. 72% of adults locally had a checkup this year; 30% feel lonely.
| Olney | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Olney | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.3% | 3.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Olney
Moving to Olney: who provides what
Olney is unincorporated, so Flathead County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Olney for work
Where Olney’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Olney; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Olney residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
Questions about Olney
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