Mount Olive is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,498 people and five associated neighborhoods, Mount Olive is the 194th largest community in North Carolina.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Mount Olive, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Mount Olive provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

The population of Mount Olive overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Mount Olive, 22.77% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mount Olive in 2022 was $25,344, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,376 for a family of four. However, Mount Olive contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mount Olive is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Olive home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Olive residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mount Olive include English, Haitian, Irish, German, and Scots-Irish.

In addition, Mount Olive has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.15%).

The most common language spoken in Mount Olive is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.