Mount Olive

Population: 1,268
Median home value: $57,100

Located in Covington County, Mississippi, Mount Olive is a community with a population of 1,268. Its median home value of $57,100 runs below the Covington County figure of $98,500.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Olive's population grew 5.3% from 1,204 to 1,268, while its median home value fell 32.3% from $84,400 to $57,100.

11.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,268
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $57,100
Median gross rent: $646
Housing units: 682
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2041,268

Median household income

$47,679$53,947

Median home value

$84,400$57,100

Median gross rent

$572$646

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,204	$47,679	$84,400	$572
2020	1,776	$58,682	$64,000	$625
2021	1,408	$53,947	$57,600	$665
2022	1,405	—	$56,200	$673
2023	1,268	—	$57,100	$646

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3426.4%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	5.6%
5 to 17	251	19.8%
18 to 24	90	7.1%
25 to 34	335	26.4%
35 to 44	109	8.6%
45 to 54	124	9.8%
55 to 64	162	12.8%
65 to 74	58	4.6%
75 and over	68	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	267	21.1%
Black or African American	992	78.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree3.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	17.5%
High school graduate	278	32.5%
Some college or associate's	334	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	28	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	66	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone94.7%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	540	94.7%
Carpooled	13	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	17.1%
15 to 29 min	171	30.5%
30 to 44 min	274	48.8%
45 to 59 min	15	2.7%
60+ min	5	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 22.5% (285 of 1,268)

	Count	Share
Family households	418	76.8%
Nonfamily households	126	23.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	544	79.8%
Vacant	138	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	388	71.3%
Renter-occupied	156	28.7%

1-unit, detached38.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other38.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	264	38.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	98	14.4%
5 to 19 units	57	8.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	263	38.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2849520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.7538, -89.6559