Mount Olive

Population: 4,204
Median household income: $45,869
Median home value: $117,200

Located in Wayne County, North Carolina, Mount Olive is a community with a population of 4,204. At $45,869, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $58,082.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Olive's population declined 10.1% from 4,674 to 4,204, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $87,400 to $117,200.

21.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.33 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,204
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $45,869
Median home value: $117,200
Median gross rent: $916
Housing units: 1,855
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6744,204

Median household income

$35,982$45,869

Median home value

$87,400$117,200

Median gross rent

$715$916

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,674	$35,982	$87,400	$715
2020	4,670	$38,553	$98,200	$731
2021	4,155	$40,392	$93,300	$779
2022	4,286	$41,738	$110,600	$822
2023	4,204	$45,869	$117,200	$916

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2418.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	1.3%
5 to 17	653	15.5%
18 to 24	781	18.6%
25 to 34	454	10.8%
35 to 44	409	9.7%
45 to 54	393	9.3%
55 to 64	621	14.8%
65 to 74	408	9.7%
75 and over	429	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,410	33.5%
Black or African American	2,240	53.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	23	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.3%
Two or more races	161	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	356	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	565	20.8%
High school graduate	1,095	40.3%
Some college or associate's	587	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	319	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	148	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled17.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,350	76.7%
Carpooled	313	17.8%
Public transit	5	0.3%
Walked	46	2.6%
Bicycle	14	0.8%
Worked from home	31	1.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	845	48.9%
15 to 29 min	368	21.3%
30 to 44 min	330	19.1%
45 to 59 min	155	9.0%
60+ min	30	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 21.7% (805 of 3,709)

	Count	Share
Family households	843	53.1%
Nonfamily households	744	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,587	85.6%
Vacant	268	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	848	53.4%
Renter-occupied	739	46.6%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,314	70.8%
1-unit, attached	26	1.4%
2 to 4 units	200	10.8%
5 to 19 units	49	2.6%
20 or more units	5	0.3%
Mobile home & other	261	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3745100
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1998, -78.0661