24.1% of Mount Olive, MS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 20.4% greater than the poverty level of 19.1% across the entire state of Mississippi. 19.9% of high school graduates and 28.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 33.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.5%. For comparison, it was 3.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Mount Olive, MS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Olive:
24.1%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Mount Olive:
6.6%
Whole state:
8.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Mount Olive:
33.3%
Mississippi:
27.3%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Mount Olive:
24.9%
Mississippi:
26.6%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.5%
Residents above poverty level:
3.0%
Poverty by age in Mount Olive, MS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Mount Olive,MS (percentage below poverty level)
30.0%Under 5 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
16.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
19.0%25 to 34 years
30.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
27.0%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Mount Olive,MS (percentage below poverty level)
6.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
38.0%6 to 11 years
29.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
45.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
40.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
33.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Mount Olive,MS (% below half of poverty level)
2.8%Under 6 years
15.1%6 to 11 years
6.2%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
6.7%25 to 34 years
4.4%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
9.9%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Mount Olive, MS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Olive, MS (%)
6.6%White
29.4%Black
0.0%Asian
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Mount Olive, MS (absolute numbers)
22White
302Black
24.0%Below poverty level
76.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Mount Olive, MS
Children below poverty level:
Mount Olive, Mississippi:
37.6%
State:
26.2%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Mount Olive:
19.9%
Mississippi:
13.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Mount Olive:
28.7%
Mississippi:
33.2%
3.0%Married-couple family
7.6%Male, no wife present
89.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
22.7%Worked part-time
77.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
6.0%1999 to 2000
18.0%1995 to 1998
4.0%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
24.0%1970 to 1979
12.0%1960 to 1969
8.0%1950 to 1959
12.0%1940 to 1949
8.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.0%1999 to 2000
6.0%1995 to 1998
1.5%1990 to 1994
7.0%1980 to 1989
24.4%1970 to 1979
17.9%1960 to 1969
14.4%1950 to 1959
7.0%1940 to 1949
20.9%1939 or earlier
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