Mount Olive

Population: 3,449
Median household income: $84,120
Median home value: $190,400

Mount Olive, a community in Jefferson County, Alabama, has 3,449 residents. The median household income of $84,120 is above the Jefferson County median ($64,589).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Olive's population declined 21.4% from 4,387 to 3,449, while its median home value rose 20.3% from $158,300 to $190,400.

Owners occupy 93.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,449
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $84,120
Median home value: $190,400
Median gross rent: $1,022
Housing units: 1,540
Homeownership rate: 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3873,449

Median household income

$73,500$84,120

Median home value

$158,300$190,400

Median gross rent

$734$1,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,387	$73,500	$158,300	$734
2020	4,052	$76,250	$159,700	$626
2021	4,178	$85,597	$163,400	$1,004
2022	4,224	$93,102	$187,300	$1,170
2023	3,449	$84,120	$190,400	$1,022

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	209	6.1%
5 to 17	621	18.0%
18 to 24	264	7.7%
25 to 34	339	9.8%
35 to 44	364	10.6%
45 to 54	374	10.8%
55 to 64	570	16.5%
65 to 74	407	11.8%
75 and over	301	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,788	80.8%
Black or African American	344	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	41	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	240	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	276	11.7%
High school graduate	897	38.1%
Some college or associate's	735	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	395	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	52	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,212	78.3%
Carpooled	79	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	73	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	183	11.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	15.4%
15 to 29 min	597	43.8%
30 to 44 min	467	34.2%
45 to 59 min	82	6.0%
60+ min	8	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 9.9% (341 of 3,449)

	Count	Share
Family households	948	72.6%
Nonfamily households	357	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,305	84.7%
Vacant	235	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,214	93.0%
Renter-occupied	91	7.0%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,359	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	42	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	139	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0152344
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6693, -86.8755