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Mount Olive is a small town of 1,110 people in Covington County, Mississippi. It's about 37 miles from Hattiesburg, MS and 207 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $814 a month.
1,110people
$66kTypical home
$814/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,110
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 358 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 37 mi to Hattiesburg, MS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$418/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (439 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,874 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PIB airport
- 127 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Covington County: R+33 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.