Mount Olive, NC Housing Market & City Data

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4,578
Population Estimate
$89,376
Median Home Value
91.5%
Employment Rate
16.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$143
Median Listing Price$269,900
Median Days on Market59
Active Listings12
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)19
Avg Listing Price$304,047
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-10%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.05
Family Dual Income55
Median Household Income$35,982
Median Individual Income$18,648
Home Ownership56.0%
Home Value$89,376
Median Rent$715
Rent Burden39.2%
Poverty29.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED24.9%
  • Highschool Education33.4%
  • Some College25.7%
  • Bachelors Degree11.8%
  • Graduate Degree4.3%
  • Total College or Above16.1%
  • Stem Degree35.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male44.2%
  • Female55.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married23.5%
  • Divorced13.8%
  • Never Married52.2%
  • Widowed10.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMount Olive
State IDNC
Population4,578

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.3%
19–2917.8%
30–3911.1%
40–497.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.2%
60–6913.7%
70–797.8%
80+5.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.1%
Unemployment Rate8.5%
Disabled14.2%

ETHNICITY

White40.8%
Black47.2%
Asian0.4%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other1.7%
Multiple9.2%

OTHER

Hispanic7.5%
Limited English5.3%
Health Uninsured16.3%
Veteran2.9%

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