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Mount Olive, Macoupin County, Illinois

City in Macoupin County, Illinois · ZIP 62069

  • Macoupin County
  • Within Mount Olive Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 2 public schools
  • 1,941 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 908Households
  • $55,139Median household income
  • $96,600Median home value
  • 2Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Mount Olive

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Population, 2000 to 2020−6.3%
2k2.1k2.1k2.2k2000: 2,15020002010: 2,09920102020: 2,01520202,1502,015
Population of Mount Olive at each census
CensusPopulation
20002,150
20102,099
20202,015

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Mount Olive
Under $50k49.3%
$50k to $100k29.4%
$100k to $150k11.5%
$150k to $200k6.3%
$200k and over3.6%

Median household income $55,139 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Mount Olive
Owner occupied
672 units
Renter occupied
236 units
Vacancy rate
14.1%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Mount Olive compared with its county and state
Mount Olive compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureMount OliveMacoupin CountyIllinois
Population1,97944,56612,692,653
Median household income$55,139$68,518$81,702
Median age50.644.338.9
Median home value$96,600$126,100$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher14.2%18.8%37.2%
Foreign-born residents1.0%1.0%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes74.0%77.7%66.8%
Mean commute to work27.4 minutes27.8 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Mount Olive, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Mt Olive Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–8Mount Olive CUSD 5
Mt Olive High SchoolPublic9–12Mount Olive CUSD 5

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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