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Mount Olive Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Mount Olive Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

4,498

Age

Under 5 Years:
1.3%
5 - 17:
14.3%
18 - 24:
17.4%
25 - 34:
10.8%
35 - 54:
18.9%
55 - 64:
16.6%
Over 65 Years:
20.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
12.9%
12.9%
81.1%
81.1%
22.8%
22.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Mount Olive
USA
$25,344
$25,344
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Mount Olive
USA
$48,700
$48,700
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.7%

Employment Industries

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Education
Manufacturing
Retail
Healthcare
Accommodation
Public Service
Construction
Finance
Arts
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Administration
16.7%
16.7%
16.6%
16.6%
12.3%
12.3%
8.0%
8.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.6%
6.6%
6.4%
6.4%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
50.5%
50.5%
36.3%
36.3%
7.4%
7.4%
5.1%
5.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Haitian
Irish
German
Scots-Irish
Scottish
European
Norwegian
Italian
Russian
Canadian
Austrian
Welsh
Swedish
Sudanese
Ghanian
Dutch
French
Croatian
Ukrainian
9.9%
9.9%
9.1%
9.1%
4.5%
4.5%
3.8%
3.8%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
French
French Creole
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Serbo-Croatian
West Germanic languages
Portuguese
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
82.5%
82.5%
8.5%
8.5%
8.1%
8.1%
7.7%
7.7%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Mount Olive Residents

16.1%