Olive Hill, KY Population

Overview

1,424

Total Population

52.6

Median age

49.51%

Female population %

102:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

75.4

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

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

The median age in Olive Hill is 52.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Olive Hill's population under 18 was 12.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Olive Hill's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Olive Hill, 12.15% were under the age of 15, 10.04% aged 15 to 29, 46.98% aged 30 to 64, 26.76% aged 65 to 84, and 4.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 less females than males in Olive Hill:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.51% females and 50.49% males in Olive Hill, KY.
The Olive Hill, KY gender ratio is 102:100 i.e. 102 men to 100 women (1.020).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 145.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 178.

Olive Hill's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Olive Hill population: 99.16% are White and 0.84% are some other race.
Olive Hill'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 1,412 (99.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Olive Hill is White with a population of 1,412 (99.16% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,986 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Olive Hill's population decreased by 332 (16.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Olive Hill's population decreased by 53 (3.24%), 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, Olive Hill's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,549.