Olar, SC Population

Overview

203

Total Population

40.1

Median age

53.20%

Female population %

88:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

81.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Olar's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Olar is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Olar's population under 18 was 26.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Olar's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Olar, 26.60% were under the age of 15, 4.43% aged 15 to 29, 50.74% aged 30 to 64, 15.27% aged 65 to 84, and 2.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Olar:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.20% females and 46.80% males in Olar, SC.
The Olar, SC gender ratio is 88:100 i.e. 88 men to 100 women (0.880).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 21.

Olar's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Olar population: 43.35% are White, 47.29% are Black or African American, 1.97% are Asian and 7.39% are multiracial.
Olar's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 203 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Olar is Black or African American with a population of 96 (47.29% of the total population).

Olar's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 259 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Olar's population increased by 16 (6.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Olar's population decreased by 47 (18.15%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Olar's population was lowest in year 2022 at 207.