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Mount Olive, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 893. Estimated population in July 2024: 900 (+0.8% change)
Males: 407 (45.6%), Females: 486 (54.4%)

Zip code: 39119

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $22,019
Median house value: $46,900

Population by Race

Races in Mount Olive:

  • Black (52.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (46.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (7.3%), English (6.4%), Irish (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), Scottish (2.0%), German (1.0%).

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Olive

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 13.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Olive town

  • Never married: 36.6%
  • Now married: 38.3%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-2.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Olive:

  • COVINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; COLLINS, MS)
  • MAGEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MAGEE, MS)
  • PRENTISS CO REGIONAL HOSP (about 18 miles; PRENTISS, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Olive:

  • HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 30 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; Abbreviation: PIB)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • KEY FIELD (about 74 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Olive:

  • MAGEE MUNI (about 12 miles; MAGEE, MS; Abbreviation: 17M)
  • PRENTISS-JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY (about 21 miles; PRENTISS, MS; Abbreviation: M43)
  • THIGPEN FIELD (about 32 miles; BAY SPRINGS, MS; Abbreviation: 00M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Olive:

  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 48 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)

Public primary/middle school in Mount Olive:

  • MOUNT OLIVE ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 499; Location: 301 SOUTH 4TH STREET; Grades: KG – 12)

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