Mount Oliver, PA Population

Overview

3,383

Total Population

33.9

Median age

46.70%

Female population %

114.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

49.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

431

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mount Oliver is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Oliver's population under 18 was 27.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Oliver's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Oliver, 22.76% were under the age of 15, 21.05% aged 15 to 29, 45.91% aged 30 to 64, 9.58% aged 65 to 84, and 0.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 223 less females than males in Mount Oliver:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.70% females and 53.30% males in Mount Oliver, PA.
The Mount Oliver, PA gender ratio is 114.1:100 i.e. 114.1 men to 100 women (1.141).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 194.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 200.

Mount Oliver's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Oliver population: 52.65% are White, 37.42% are Black or African American, 3.46% are Asian, 4.43% are some other race and 2.04% are multiracial.
Mount Oliver's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 431 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,952 (87.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Oliver is White with a population of 1,781 (52.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,960 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Oliver's population decreased by 548 (13.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Oliver's population decreased by 26 (0.76%), 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 Oliver's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,281.