Mount Olive

Population: 1,979
Median household income: $55,139
Median home value: $96,600

Mount Olive, a community in Macoupin County, Illinois, has 1,979 residents. The median household income of $55,139 is below the Macoupin County median ($68,518).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Olive's population declined 4.0% from 2,062 to 1,979, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $73,700 to $96,600.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 19.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,979
Median age: 50.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,139
Median home value: $96,600
Median gross rent: $698
Housing units: 1,057
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0621,979

Median household income

$50,865$55,139

Median home value

$73,700$96,600

Median gross rent

$690$698

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,062	$50,865	$73,700	$690
2020	2,052	$42,685	$78,700	$671
2021	2,139	$44,201	$79,300	$678
2022	2,144	$46,824	$93,900	$755
2023	1,979	$55,139	$96,600	$698

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 343.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7419.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	3.4%
5 to 17	224	11.3%
18 to 24	230	11.6%
25 to 34	66	3.3%
35 to 44	266	13.4%
45 to 54	254	12.8%
55 to 64	313	15.8%
65 to 74	389	19.7%
75 and over	169	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,901	96.1%
Black or African American	19	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	7.2%
High school graduate	576	39.5%
Some college or associate's	569	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	124	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	83	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone96.8%

Carpooled1.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	783	96.8%
Carpooled	11	1.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	209	26.3%
15 to 29 min	275	34.6%
30 to 44 min	166	20.9%
45 to 59 min	95	12.0%
60+ min	49	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 14.8% (292 of 1,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	576	63.4%
Nonfamily households	332	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	908	85.9%
Vacant	149	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	672	74.0%
Renter-occupied	236	26.0%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	831	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	155	14.7%
5 to 19 units	34	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1751024
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0727, -89.7279