A town of 1,872.
Where Mount Olive’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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Ordered by what stands out in Mount Olive. Another town gets a different order.
The median sale price was $189,000 in May 2026.
Most working residents leave Mount Olive for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Litchfield (8%), Springfield (8%) and St. Louis (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.
Mount Olive has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Mount Olive beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Mount Olive | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.3% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J.C. Niemann Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Hagerman Park | — | 2 |
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
5 notable people were born in Mount Olive.
City in Illinois, United States
Mount Olive is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,015 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Metro East region within the St. Louis metropolitan area.
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