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Moving to Olathe, Colorado

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Population: 1,573. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,679 (+6.7% change)
Males: 767 (48.8%), Females: 806 (51.2%)

Montrose County

Zip code: 81425

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $26,286
Median house value: $78,900

Population by Race

Races in Olathe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.4%)
  • Hispanic (35.2%)
  • Other race (19.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (11.3%), English (6.4%), United States (6.4%), Irish (6.3%), Italian (2.7%), Scottish (2.5%).

Elevation: 5356 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Olathe, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Olathe

  • High school or higher: 66.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Olathe town

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

22.7% Foreign born (20.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +329 (+26.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Olathe:

  • DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DELTA, CO)
  • MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MONTROSE, CO)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (about 45 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Olathe:

  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 10 miles; MONTROSE, CO; Abbreviation: MTJ)
  • TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; TELLURIDE, CO; Abbreviation: TEX)
  • WALKER FIELD (about 52 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Abbreviation: GJT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Olathe:

  • BLAKE FIELD (about 14 miles; DELTA, CO; Abbreviation: 1V9)
  • HAWKINS FIELD (about 15 miles; DELTA, CO; Abbreviation: D17)
  • CRAWFORD (about 25 miles; CRAWFORD, CO; Abbreviation: 99V)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Olathe:

  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 73 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 91 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 126 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 165 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 207 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)

Schools

Public high school in Olathe:

  • OLATHE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 410 HIGHWAY 50; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Olathe:

  • OLATHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location: 211 NORTH ROBERTS; Grades: KG – 05)
  • OLATHE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 256; Location: 326 HIGHWAY 50; Grades: 06 – 08)

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