Olivet is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,533 people and two associated neighborhoods, Olivet is the 405th largest community in Michigan.Olivet is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Olivet is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Olivet who work in food service (17.74%), office and administrative support (11.55%), and teaching (10.74%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.36% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Olivet is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Olivet to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy. Olivet is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Olivet who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.29% of adults in Olivet have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Olivet in 2022 was $21,096, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,384 for a family of four. However, Olivet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Olivet is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Olivet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olivet residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Olivet include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Olivet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
