Mount Olive, MS Population

Overview

1,408

Total Population

31.0

Median age

60.44%

Female population %

65.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

62.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mount Olive's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Olive is 31.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Olive's population under 18 was 29.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Olive's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Olive, 29.33% were under the age of 15, 19.18% aged 15 to 29, 42.26% aged 30 to 64, 9.23% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 294 more females than males in Mount Olive:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.44% females and 39.56% males in Mount Olive, MS.
The Mount Olive, MS gender ratio is 65.5:100 i.e. 65.5 men to 100 women (0.655).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 154.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 150.

Mount Olive's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Olive population: 27.70% are White, 71.24% are Black or African American and 1.07% are Asian.
Mount Olive's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,403 (99.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Olive is Black or African American with a population of 1,003 (71.24% of the total population).

Mount Olive's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,010 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Olive's population increased by 28 (2.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Olive's population decreased by 94 (9.57%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mount Olive's population was lowest in year 2022 at 878.