African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.96% of the population. There were 3,755 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,084 and the median income for a family was $37,365. Males had a median income of $29,547 versus $18,440 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,218. About 13.0% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. Government The City of Olney government consists of a part-time mayor, four city council members, and a full-time city manager. The current mayor is Mark Lambird. Education Post-secondary education Olney Central College Notable people Terry L. Bruce, Illinois state senator and United States congressman; born in Olney Glenn Brummer, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers Glenn Goodart, hotel manager and politician; died in Olney in 1948 Reginald C. Harmon, first U.S. Air Force judge advocate general; mayor of Urbana, Illinois; born in Olney Butch Lockley, reality television personality known for Survivor: The Amazon Herbert Murphy, shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies; born in Olney Ollie Pickering, outfielder for the six Major League Baseball teams; born in Olney Stan Royer, infielder for the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals; born in Olney Elaine Shepard, actress; born in Olney Media Olney is served by the Olney Gazette, a weekly newspaper founded in 2017. WUSI-TV (Channel 16) is licensed