Olive Hill is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,533 people and five associated neighborhoods, Olive Hill is the 224th largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Olive Hill is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.44% of the Olive Hill workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Olive Hill is a city of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Olive Hill who work in management occupations (15.16%), maintenance occupations (13.96%), and teaching (10.64%). Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Olive Hill is worth considering. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.77 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small city, Olive Hill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Olive Hill are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.73% of adults in Olive Hill having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Olive Hill in 2022 was $35,930, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,720 for a family of four. However, Olive Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Olive Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olive Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Olive Hill include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Olive Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
