Olive, New York
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Population change since 2000: -3.5%
Males: 2,205 | (49.9%) |
Females: 2,214 | (50.1%) |
Median resident age: | 48.9 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 12494.
Olive: | $85,770 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $47,520 (it was $21,569 in 2000)
Olive town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $349,193 (it was $115,500 in 2000)
Olive: | $349,193 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $379,181; detached houses: $393,684; townhouses or other attached units: $652,719; in 2-unit structures: $266,147; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $293,759; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $291,039; mobile homes: $115,808
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Olive, NY
- 4,06492.0%White alone
- 1393.1%Hispanic
- 872.0%Two or more races
- 571.3%Asian alone
- 531.2%Black alone
- 140.3%Other race alone
- 50.1%American Indian alone
Races in Olive detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (45.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (45.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (23.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (23.5) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 1 (21.5) | 3 (67.9) | 2 (45.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (229.7) | 4 (92.4) | 3 (69.3) | 2 (46.4) | 2 (46.5) | 1 (23.5) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 2 (43.0) | 2 (45.3) | 1 (22.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (68.6) | 12 (275.7) | 11 (254.0) | 14 (323.3) | 5 (116.1) | 9 (209.2) | 3 (70.5) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (23.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (23.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 3.2 | 15.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 36.3 | 16.6 | 24.2 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 9.2 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Olive detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2016, including police officers: 1 (1 officers - 1 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 0.23 |
New York average: | 3.26 |
Ancestries: German (27.8%), Irish (21.2%), Italian (18.7%), English (11.3%), Dutch (5.8%), Polish (5.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 58.7 square miles.
Population density: 75 people per square mile (very low).
335 residents are foreign born (5.0% Europe, 1.3% Latin America).
This town: | 7.3% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Olive town: | 1.1% ($1,262) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (54.6 miles , pop. 95,658).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (78.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 41.95 N, Longitude: 74.25 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 845
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 19 buildings, average cost: $546,800
- 2021: 22 buildings, average cost: $409,100
- 2020: 8 buildings, average cost: $362,500
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $362,500
- 2018: 8 buildings, average cost: $362,500
- 2017: 8 buildings, average cost: $362,500
- 2016: 8 buildings, average cost: $362,500
- 2015: 9 buildings, average cost: $312,300
- 2014: 10 buildings, average cost: $312,300
- 2013: 2 buildings, average cost: $233,900
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $228,500
- 2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $293,600
- 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $225,300
- 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $220,200
- 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $203,800
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $187,900
- 2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $173,700
- 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $163,700
- 2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $132,800
- 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $130,700
- 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $121,400
- 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 1998: 24 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $91,700
Here: | 3.9% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Educational services (13.5%)
- Construction (9.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.8%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Public administration (5.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Construction (18.3%)
- Public administration (7.8%)
- Educational services (6.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.9%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.2%)
- Educational services (21.0%)
- Health care (15.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Finance & insurance (4.4%)
- Social assistance (3.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Cashiers (3.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Carpenters (4.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.9%)
- Food processing workers (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.1%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.4%)
- Registered nurses (5.1%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
Average climate in Olive, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2012 was 56.9. This is better than average.
City: | 56.9 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2012 was 0.314. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.314 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2012 was 32.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 32.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Olive-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.7 miles away from the Olive town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/29/1995, a category F4 tornado 45.6 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Olive-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 138.5 miles away from Olive center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 179.3 miles away from Olive center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 177.4 miles away from Olive center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 341.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 145.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 172.1 miles away from Olive center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Ulster County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 23
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 12, Hurricanes: 6, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Olive:
- GOLDEN HILL HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; KINGSTON, NY)
- KINGSTON HOSPITAL DIALYSIS CENTER- SATELLITE (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; KINGSTON, NY)
- US HOMECARE KINGSTON CLOSED (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; KINGSTON, NY)
- HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITAL MARY'S AVENUE CAMPUS Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; KINGSTON, NY)
- ALWAYS THERE FAMILY HOME HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; KINGSTON, NY)
- HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITAL BROADWAY CAMPUS Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; KINGSTON, NY)
- ULSTER CO DOH NURSING DIV CHHA (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; KINGSTON, NY)
Amtrak station near Olive:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Olive:
- Ulster County Community College (about 10 miles; Stone Ridge, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- State University of New York at New Paltz (about 18 miles; New Paltz, NY; FT enrollment: 7,319)
- Bard College (about 19 miles; Annandale-On-Hudson, NY; FT enrollment: 3,137)
- Culinary Institute of America (about 22 miles; Hyde Park, NY; FT enrollment: 3,869)
- Marist College (about 23 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 5,536)
- Dutchess Community College (about 24 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 6,554)
- Vassar College (about 27 miles; Poughkeepsie, NY; FT enrollment: 2,469)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Olive: Ashokan Reservoir Aerator (A), Camp High Point (B), Olive Free Library (C), Olive Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Olive: Acorn Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Tongore Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Ashokan Reservoir (A), Beaver Lake (B), Ashokan Reservoir East Basin (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bush Kill (A), Wittenberg Brook (B), South Hollow Brook (C), Dry Brook (D), Beaverdam Creek (E), Maltby Hollow Brook (F), Butternut Creek (G), Kanape Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.2 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 63.3% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 9.3% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
This town: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
15 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Olive:
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 62.3%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 9.7%
For population 25 years and over in Olive:
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.9 minutes
Here: | 13.4 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Olive, NY (based on Ulster County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 50,256 | 27 |
Mainline Protestant | 15,311 | 78 |
Other | 4,262 | 30 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,104 | 42 |
Black Protestant | 1,064 | 7 |
Orthodox | 150 | 1 |
None | 107,346 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Ulster County: | 2.48 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Ulster County: | 1.27 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.91 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 12.61 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.1% |
State: | 8.2% |
This county: | 26.7% |
New York: | 23.8% |
Ulster County: | 18.9% |
State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Olive:
- WGHQ (920 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WELV (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WGNY (1220 AM; 10 kW; NEWBURGH, NY; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING LLC)
- WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Olive:
- WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
- WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBPM (94.3 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WRIP (97.9 FM; WINDHAM, NY; Owner: RIP RADIO, LLC)
- WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WFSO (88.3 FM; OLIVEBRIDGE, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- W292CM (106.3 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
- WFRH (91.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WRKW (92.9 FM; SAUGERTIES, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDST (100.1 FM; WOODSTOCK, NY; Owner: CHET-5 BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Olive:
- WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 14Number of bridges
- 308ft / 93.6mTotal length
- $84,254,000Total costs
- 12,839Total average daily traffic
- 843Total average daily truck traffic
- 17,577Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 31910-1919
- 11920-1929
- 11950-1959
- 21980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 42000-2009
- 22010-2019
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- South Mtn, South Mountain (Lat: 41.952250 Lon: -74.292139), Type: Mast, Structure height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WQXG545,
Assigned Frequencies: 11235.0 MHz, 11235.0 MHz, 11235.0 MHz, 11235.0 MHz, Grant Date: 02/26/2016, Expiration Date: 02/26/2026, Certifier: Joseph Gottlieb, Registrant: Goosetown Network Services, 58 N. Harrison Ave, Congers, NY 10920, Phone: (845) 268-7500, Fax: (845) 268-5345, Email:
- 71.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.1%Wood
- 8.9%Electricity
- 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 70.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.9%Electricity
- 7.2%Wood
- 6.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.4%Utility gas
Olive compared to New York state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.