Olmsted Falls is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 8,587 people and six associated neighborhoods, Olmsted Falls is the 195th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Olmsted Falls is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Olmsted Falls is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olmsted Falls who work in management occupations (20.33%), office and administrative support (10.98%), and healthcare (7.71%). Also of interest is that Olmsted Falls 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: 18.58% 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, Olmsted Falls is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Olmsted Falls a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Olmsted Falls has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Olmsted Falls’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Being a small city, Olmsted Falls does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Olmsted Falls is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.07% of adults in Olmsted Falls have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Olmsted Falls in 2022 was $45,996, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,984 for a family of four. However, Olmsted Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Olmsted Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olmsted Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Olmsted Falls include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Olmsted Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
