Olathe is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,980 people and two associated neighborhoods, Olathe is the 146th largest community in Colorado.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.91% 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.

Olathe is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Olathe have a very low rate of college education: just 7.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Olathe in 2022 was $24,274, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,096 for a family of four. However, Olathe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Olathe is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Olathe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Olathe, accounting for 58.92% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Olathe residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Olathe include German, English, French, Irish, and Scottish.

Olathe also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.83%.

The most common language spoken in Olathe is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.