Mount Olivet, KY

Census Place

Add Comparison
2024 Population
170
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
49.5
2.94% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
31.8%
8.82% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$26,786
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$65,000
9.85% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
49
2.08% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mount Olivet, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Mount Olivet, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Olivet, KY was $65,000, and the homeownership rate was 62.4%.

Most people in Mount Olivet, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Olivet, KY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesKentuckyRobertson County, KYBuffalo Trace & Gateway Area Development Districts PUMA, KY

Population & Diversity

Mount Olivet, KY is home to a population of 170 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Mount Olivet, KY residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 23.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (163 people) in Mount Olivet, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Mount Olivet, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Olivet, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mount Olivet, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Olivet, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    163 ± 62
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    7 ± 12
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 13

In 2024, there were 23.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (163 people) in Mount Olivet, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Olivet, KY as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,091 ± 4,516 people
  2. Cuba
    20,475 ± 3,505 people
  3. India
    12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)
Most Common Service Period
3 ± 14

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mount Olivet, KY.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Mount Olivet, KY employs 49 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Olivet, KY were Educational Services (16 people), Manufacturing (10 people), and Information (10 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($51,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,125), and Educational Services ($21,875).

Employment

Occupations

49
2024 Value
± 82
2.08%
1 Year growth
± 238%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Olivet, KY grew at a rate of 2.08%, from 48 employees to 49 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Olivet, KY, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (10 people), Management Occupations (8 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Olivet, KY.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

49
2024 Value
± 82
2.08%
1 Year growth
± 238%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Olivet, KY grew at a rate of 2.08%, from 48 employees to 49 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Olivet, KY, are Educational Services (16 people), Manufacturing (10 people), and Information (10 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Olivet, KY, though some of these residents may live in Mount Olivet, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$108,750
Median earning men ± $115,007
$39,750
Median earning women ± $25,040

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($71,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,250).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.
Y-Axis
2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

View Data
Save Image

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Mount Olivet, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

View Data
Save Image

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.
Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Olivet, KY was $65,000 in 2024, which is 0.195 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $72,100 to $65,000, a 9.85% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mount Olivet, KY is 62.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Olivet, KY have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Olivet, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$65,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$25,006
$58
Median Property Taxes
±$39

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Olivet, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Olivet, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

62.4%
Homeownership
2024
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.4% of the housing units in Mount Olivet, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Olivet, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$26,786
Median Household Income
± $18,056
93
Number of Households
± 37

In 2023, the median household income of the 93 households in Mount Olivet, KY grew to $26,786 from the previous year's value of $23,875.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Olivet, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Olivet, KY is from Kentucky.
0.449
2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.4%)
  2. Carpooled (28.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.04%)

In 2024, 69.4% of workers in Mount Olivet, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (28.6%) and those who worked at home (2.04%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

30.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Olivet, KY have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.5% of the workforce in Mount Olivet, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mount Olivet, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Olivet, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Olivet, KY have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Olivet, KY (54 out of 170 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Olivet, KY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

View Data
Save Image

Health

95.3% of the population of Mount Olivet, KY has health coverage, with 32.4% on employee plans, 30% on Medicaid, 27.1% on Medicare, 5.29% on non-group plans, and 0.588% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 43.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

4.71%
Uninsured
32.4%
Employer Coverage
30%
Medicaid
27.1%
Medicare
5.29%
Non-Group
0.588%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Olivet, KY declined by 43.9% from 8.39% to 4.71%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mount Olivet, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image