Mount Olive, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,996
Male Share of the Population	48.8%
Female Share of the Population	51.2%
Senior Citizens	19.1%
Employed Population 16+	871
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	53.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10%
Median Earnings25+	$31,541
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$42,857
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,125

Wealth

Median Family Income	$54,957
% Above Poverty Level	88.1%
% Below Poverty Level	11.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	1.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	22.4%
Median Gross Rent	$752
Median House Value	$71,800

Ancestry

German	30.1%
Irish	10.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.2%
English	9%
Slovak	3.9%
Italian	3.2%
Polish	2%
Croatian	1.8%
French Except Basque	1.4%
Czech	1.3%
Russian	1.3%
Welsh	1.2%
Scottish	1.1%
Dutch	0.8%
Turkish	0.6%
Slovene	0.5%
Portuguese	0.5%
Swedish	0.4%
Austrian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.2%
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Mount Olive Almanac

Category	Value
County	Macoupin County
Standard Zip Codes	62069
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.07
Approximate Longitude	-89.72

Mount Olive Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Benld	1,616	$53,100
Eagarville	154	$56,250
Sawyerville	276	$40,714
Williamson	198	$68,750

Mount Olive Public Libraries

Mount Olive Public Library
100 NORTH PLUM STREET
Mount Olive, Illinois
(217) 999-7311

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Mount Olive Public Schools

Mt Olive Elementary School
804 W Main St
ZIP: 62069
(217) 999-4241
Primary
Total Enrollment 373

Mt Olive High School
804 W Main St
ZIP: 62069
(217) 999-4231
High
Total Enrollment 171

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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