Moving to Oolitic, Indiana
Population: 1,152. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,123 (-2.5% change)
Males: 540 (46.9%), Females: 612 (53.1%)
Lawrence County
Zip code: 47451
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $70,200
Population by Race
Races in Oolitic:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (16.7%), Irish (9.5%), English (9.0%), German (8.6%), Italian (2.3%), Dutch (2.3%).
Elevation: 589 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Oolitic
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Oolitic town
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 15.4%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -262 (-18.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Oolitic:
- BEDFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; BEDFORD, IN)
- DUNN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BEDFORD, IN)
- BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE SYS (about 20 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oolitic:
- MONROE COUNTY (about 18 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Abbreviation: BMG)
- COLUMBUS MUNI (about 51 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; Abbreviation: BAK)
- INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 59 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: IND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oolitic:
- VIRGIL I GRISSOM MUNI (about 8 miles; BEDFORD, IN; Abbreviation: BFR)
- LAKE MONROE (about 13 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Abbreviation: 07I)
- ORLEANS (about 19 miles; ORLEANS, IN; Abbreviation: 7I4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oolitic:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 20 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 33,835)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 61 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 64 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 65 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,397)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
Public primary/middle schools in Oolitic:
- OOLITIC MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 378; Location: 903 HOOSIER AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DOLLENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 252; Location: 903 HOOSIER AVE; Grades: KG – 05)