Mount Olive

County:: Covington County
County Seat:: No
Area (mi²):: 3.097
State:: Mississippi

Mount Olive is a town located in Covington County, Mississippi. Mount Olive has a 2025 population of 866. Mount Olive is currently declining at a rate of -0.46% annually and its population has decreased by -2.48% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 888 in 2020.

The average household income in Mount Olive is $67,717 with a poverty rate of 22.48%.The median age in Mount Olive is 33.4 years: 33.5 years for males, and 31.7 years for females.

Demographics

The racial composition of Mount Olive includes 78.23% Black or African American, 21.06% White, and smaller percentages for Asian and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage (of total)
Black or African American	992	78.23%
White	267	21.06%
Asian	9	0.71%

Mount Olive Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Economics and Income Statistics

Mount Olive's average per capita income is $51,250. Household income levels show a median of $0. The poverty rate stands at 22.48%.

Families: A family includes the owner or renter of the home along with everyone related to them - whether through birth, marriage, or adoption. This includes relatives like spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and any other family members.

Households: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.

Non Families: A nonfamily household is either someone living alone or when the owner/renter lives with people they aren't related to, like roommates.

Name	Median	Mean
Married Families	$118,446	-
Non Families	$16,818	$23,941
Households	-	$67,717
Families	-	$80,805

$51,250

Average Income

$0

Median Household Income

22.48%

Poverty Rate