Mount Olive, IL

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Mount Olive, Illinois

Mount Olive, Illinois, in Macoupin county, is 37 miles NE of Florissant, Missouri (center to center) and 42 miles NE of St. Louis, Missouri. The city contains a population of approximately 2,150.

The People and Families of Mount Olive

In Mount Olive, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Mount Olive had a median family income of $41,765.

Mount Olive Housing

Mount Olive has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 83% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Housing stock in the city might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side. Rents in Mount Olive tend toward the low side for Illinois. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in the city the property taxes tend to be lower than most.

Commuting

In Mount Olive, 95% of commuters drive to work. Be careful driving aroung Mount Olive -- lots of residents enjoy bicycling and walking there.

High Points

Mount Olive strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 17%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 18%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Mount Olive, IL

Comparing Mount Olive to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	37 miles NE of Florissant, Missouri (center to center)
Nearest Large City	42 miles NE of St. Louis, Missouri
County	Macoupin
Standard Zip Codes	62069
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.072
Longitude	-89.726

Station	HILLSBORO
Distance	14.2 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	45 to 68 F
Jul Temp	68 to 91 F
Oct Temp	47 to 71 F
Annual Precip	40.1 inches

Station	MORRISONVILLE
Distance	27.6 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 32 F
Apr Temp	41 to 63 F
Jul Temp	65 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 67 F
Annual Precip	35 inches

Station	ALTON MELVIN PRICE L&D
Distance	28.8 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	45 to 64 F
Jul Temp	69 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	38.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,150	100%
Male	1,051	48.9%
Female	1,099	51.1%
Under 18	505	23.5%
18+	1,645	76.5%
65+	433	20.1%
Median Age	38.9
Average Family Size	2.92
White	2,124	98.8%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	7	0.3%
Other	6	0.3%
Mixed Race	10	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	17	0.8%
Median Family Income (1999)	$41,765
Population In Poverty	132	6.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,100
Growth	-50
Growth %	-2.29%

Ancestry	Percent
German	39.7%
US/American	19.1%
Irish	6.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.3%
Italian	5%
Slovak	4%
Scottish	2.4%
Croatian	2.4%
Polish	2.2%
French (except Basque)	1.7%
Dutch	1.7%
French Canadian	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
Austrian	0.9%
English	0.9%
European	0.9%
Czech	0.8%
Yugoslavian	0.8%
Hungarian	0.6%
Serbian	0.5%
Carpatho Rusyn	0.4%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Russian	0.2%

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