Mount Olive, NC Population

Overview

4,155

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.57%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

46.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

269

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 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Olive's population under 18 was 15.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Olive's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Olive, 9.92% were under the age of 15, 30.95% aged 15 to 29, 37.21% aged 30 to 64, 18.03% aged 65 to 84, and 3.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 47 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 50.57% females and 49.43% males in Mount Olive, NC.
The Mount Olive, NC gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 327.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 228.

Mount Olive's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Olive population: 44.09% are White, 50.45% are Black or African American, 0.29% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.45% are some other race and 2.62% are multiracial.
Mount Olive's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 269 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,886 (93.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Olive is Black or African American with a population of 2,096 (50.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,759 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Olive's population decreased by 59 (1.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Olive's population decreased by 420 (9.09%), 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 2021 at 4,171.