Demographics & People — Mount Olive, Mississippi

Population Overview

Population (Census)	1,268
Estimated 2026	~800
Median Age	33.1
Total Households	544
Family Households	418
Average Household Size	2.33
Diversity Index	0.3436 (somewhat diverse)

Race & Ethnicity

White	267
Black or African American	992
Asian	9
Hispanic or Latino	0

Heritage & Ancestry

Group	Count
Other groups	1,186
Irish	104
Unclassified or not reported	73
American	54
Italian	18
Scottish	15
Scotch-Irish	12
English	8
French (except Basque)	8
African	4

Language

English Only	1,186
Spanish	0
Population 5+	1,197

Veterans

Veterans	22
Population 18+	979

Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2023; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, B19013 (county fallback). Data for Mount Olive, Mississippi.