Brogden vs Mount Olive

A side-by-side comparison of Brogden and Mount Olive: population, income, housing, and more.

Brogden and Mount Olive are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Olive has the higher population (4,204 vs 2,712 in Brogden). Mount Olive has the higher median household income ($45,869 vs $28,885 in Brogden). Mount Olive has the higher median home value ($117,200 vs $96,100 in Brogden).

Population, income & housing

	Brogden	Mount Olive
Population	2,712	4,204
Median age	32.2 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$28,885	$45,869
Median home value	$96,100	$117,200
Median gross rent	$947	$916
Housing units	1,063	1,855
Homeownership rate	68.3%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brogden	Mount Olive
Population	2,279 → 2,712 (+19.0%)	4,674 → 4,204 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$38,565 → $28,885 (-25.1%)	$35,982 → $45,869 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $96,100 (+16.2%)	$87,400 → $117,200 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $947 (+36.5%)	$715 → $916 (+28.1%)

Brogden

Population

2,2792,712

Median household income

$38,565$28,885

Median home value

$82,700$96,100

Median gross rent

$694$947

Mount Olive

Population

4,6744,204

Median household income

$35,982$45,869

Median home value

$87,400$117,200

Median gross rent

$715$916

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brogden	Mount Olive
Under 5	1.9%	1.3%
5 to 17	25.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	18.6%
25 to 34	24.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	5.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	6.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	9.7%
75 and over	5.5%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brogden	Mount Olive
White (non-Hispanic)	29.6%	33.5%
Black or African American	41.7%	53.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brogden	Mount Olive
No high school diploma	23.1%	20.8%
High school graduate	34.6%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brogden	Mount Olive
Drove alone	59.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	36.5%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	3.9%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brogden	Mount Olive
1-unit, detached	69.0%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Brogden	Mount Olive
Poverty rate	39.9%	21.7%
Average household size	2.69	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1977	1962