Mount Olive is a city located in Covington County Mississippi. Mount Olive has a 2020 population of 876. Mount Olive is currently declining at a rate of -1.35% annually and its population has decreased by -10.89% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 983 in 2010.
The average household income in Mount Olive is $54,727 with a poverty rate of 21.28%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $625 per month, and the median house value is $64,000. The median age in Mount Olive is 31.7 years, 32.4 years for males, and 31.4 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Mount Olivewas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 503 | 28.32% |
Black or African American | 1,268 | 71.40% |
Asian | 5 | 0.28% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 589 | 3.02 | 67.7 |
Married | 327 | 3.61 | 89.6 |
Male | 4 | 3.5 | 100 |
Female | 161 | 2.96 | 32.9 |
Non Family | 97 | 1.09 | 50.5 |
3.38
Average Family Size
3.02
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 36 | 3.43% |
9th to 12th Grade | 53 | 5.04% |
High School Graduate | 381 | 36.25% |
Some College | 267 | 25.40% |
Associates Degree | 115 | 10.94% |
Bachelors Degree | 47 | 4.47% |
Graduate Degree | 152 | 14.46% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Hispanic | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Black | 669 | 608 | 126 |
White | 364 | 336 | 59 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
99.30% of Mount Olive residents speak only English, while 0.70% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 0.38% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 1,268 | 367 | 28.94% |
White | 485 | 11 | 2.27% |
Other | NaN% |
21.28%
Overall Poverty Rate
15.06%
Male Poverty Rate
25.70%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Mount Olive is Black, with 28.94% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Mount Olive is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 12.66%. Among those working part-time, it was 12.95%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.57%.
49.8%
Overall Marriage Rate
61.7%
Male Marriage Rate
40.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 40 | 10.36% |
Black | 23 | 2.76% |
0.00%
Veteran Poverty Rate
46.03%
Veteran Disability Rate
72.2%
Labor Force Participation
70.7%
Employment Rate
2.1%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
82.26%
Born in Mount Olive
99.49%
Native Born
0.51%
Foreign Born
0.00%
Non Citizen
0.51%
Naturalized
99.49% of Mount Olive residents were born in the United States, with 82.26% having been born in Mississippi. 0.00% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 983 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 976 | -7 | -0.71% |
2012 | 969 | -7 | -0.72% |
2013 | 958 | -11 | -1.14% |
2014 | 954 | -4 | -0.42% |
2015 | 953 | -1 | -0.10% |
2016 | 951 | -2 | -0.21% |
2017 | 936 | -15 | -1.58% |
2018 | 924 | -12 | -1.28% |
2019 | 912 | -12 | -1.30% |
2020 | 900 | -12 | -1.32% |
2021 | 888 | -12 | -1.33% |
2022 | 876 | -12 | -1.35% |