Mount Olive, IL Population

Overview

2,139

Total Population

47.7

Median age

49.65%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

74.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

12

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Olive is 47.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Olive's population under 18 was 19.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Olive's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Olive, 17.72% were under the age of 15, 11.73% aged 15 to 29, 45.54% aged 30 to 64, 20.66% aged 65 to 84, and 4.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 less females than males in Mount Olive:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.65% females and 50.35% males in Mount Olive, IL.
The Mount Olive, IL gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 143.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 114.

Mount Olive's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Olive population: 96.03% are White, 0.70% are Black or African American, 2.71% are Asian and 0.56% are multiracial.
Mount Olive's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 12 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,127 (99.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Olive is White with a population of 2,054 (96.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,165 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Olive's population decreased by 61 (2.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Olive's population decreased by 92 (4.37%), 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 2019 at 1,940.