Population 4,840 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mount Olive
Household size in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.68 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.68 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.64 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.08 | +0.01 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Mount Olive average 2.60 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). The biggest households, usually families with children, are concentrated in the north.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.6 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.5 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.9 | 39.9 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.5 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.9 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Mount Olive are younger than 40.5 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 37.6 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.7% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.9% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.4% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.4 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Mount Olive: 6.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally. Only 14 of the 186 Alabama cities with 5,000+ people have a lower share of single-parent households.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Mount Olive
Renters in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 27.9% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 30.4% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.8% | 30.6% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 14.5% | 29.2% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +1.3 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 14.5% of households in Mount Olive rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over four in ten owners (41.7%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally. Rentals cluster in the northeast; owners are most common in the northwest.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.9% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.0% | 12.8% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.9% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Mount Olive as nationally: 8.9%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in the Birmingham area as a whole (11.6%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1989 | 1979 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1992 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1993 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1984 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | −4 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Mount Olive are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1985, versus 1980 across the U.S. The picture is much the same across the Birmingham area. Newer construction is concentrated in the southeast, while the northeast has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $944 | $827 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,124 | $903 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $810 | $984 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,170 | $1,238 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$226 | +$412 | +$375 | +$606 |
The median renter in Mount Olive pays $1,170 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 37.1% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. Rents run highest in the northwest and lowest in the northeast.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Mount Olive
Bachelor's degrees in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.9% | 28.3% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.3% | 29.1% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.7% | 31.1% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 26.4% | 34.7% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.5 pts | +6.4 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in Mount Olive than nationally: 26.4% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. College graduates are most concentrated in the southeast and least in the northwest. Compared with other Alabama cities, though, Mount Olive has a higher share of college graduates than most.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 88.1% | 85.7% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.5% | 86.8% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 92.3% | 88.9% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.2% | 90.5% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | +4.9 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Mount Olive have finished high school as nationally: 90.2%, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Mount Olive
| Period | Mount Olive | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.4% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.5% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.2% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | −3.6 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Mount Olive has been low: just 1.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Of the 186 Alabama cities with 5,000+ people, only three have lower unemployment. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Mount Olive compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive | 2.60 | 40.5 | 6.4% | 14.5% | 8.9% | 1985 | $1,170 | 26.4% | 90.2% | 1.2% |
| Cardiff | 3.08 | 34.1 | 7.5% | 14.3% | 9.3% | 1988 | $1,003 | 25.8% | 92.2% | 1.5% |
| Gardendale | 2.55 | 38.5 | 10.4% | 17.9% | 6.2% | 1986 | $1,089 | 30.3% | 92.6% | 3.6% |
| Brookside | 2.51 | 39.8 | 18.0% | 35.1% | 8.6% | 1977 | $864 | 17.0% | 88.0% | 2.7% |
| Fultondale | 2.27 | 37.4 | 20.4% | 35.9% | 7.4% | 1985 | $1,227 | 29.1% | 91.3% | 2.6% |
| Sayre | 2.21 | 48.1 | 7.0% | 4.0% | 17.3% | 1985 | $963 | 10.1% | 92.2% | 0.3% |
| Graysville | 2.37 | 41.4 | 12.1% | 36.9% | 13.9% | 1962 | $1,111 | 17.1% | 88.3% | 4.3% |
| Morris | 2.73 | 41.0 | 6.4% | 11.3% | 11.7% | 1995 | $947 | 28.3% | 90.4% | 2.3% |
| Forestdale | 2.53 | 43.9 | 12.7% | 32.5% | 9.3% | 1968 | $1,278 | 28.1% | 91.7% | 5.0% |
| Adamsville | 2.65 | 41.9 | 15.3% | 20.6% | 16.5% | 1969 | $1,371 | 16.6% | 86.7% | 3.0% |
| Tarrant | 2.23 | 39.7 | 15.2% | 60.5% | 10.9% | 1963 | $920 | 7.6% | 69.4% | 5.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mount Olive. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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