Olivehurst is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 16,595 people and five associated neighborhoods, Olivehurst is the 345th largest community in California.
There are many members of the armed forces living in Olivehurst. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.
Also of interest is that Olivehurst has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.89% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
In Olivehurst, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Olivehurst are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.29% of adults in Olivehurst have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Olivehurst in 2022 was $31,263, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,052 for a family of four. However, Olivehurst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Olivehurst is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Olivehurst 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 Olivehurst, accounting for 41.20% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Olivehurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Olivehurst include German, Irish, English, Portuguese, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Olivehurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.