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Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Mount Oliver is a Census borough of 3,319 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Allegheny County. Median household income is $52,297, 40.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Oliver
What Mount Oliver is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land9,777
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegheny County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mount Oliver
How many people live in Mount Oliver
- Population3,319
- Median age36.1
- Population under 181,077 plus or minus 334
- Share under 1832.4 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Population 65 and over278 plus or minus 108
- Share 65 and over8.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households1,199
- Family households659
- Share of households that are families55.0 percent plus or minus 11.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Oliver
- Median household income$52,297 plus or minus $11,850
- Per capita income$24,721
- Civilian labor force1,633
- Employed1,544
- Unemployed89 plus or minus 82
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over2,069
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Oliver
- Housing units1,489
- Occupied units1,199
- Vacant units290 plus or minus 154
- Vacancy rate19.5 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied486 plus or minus 181
- Renter occupied713 plus or minus 154
- Ownership rate40.5 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,900 plus or minus $19,677
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,302 plus or minus $372
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.9 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Single family units1,152 plus or minus 238
- Share single family77.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more332 plus or minus 167
- Share in buildings of two or more22.3 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Oliver gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,449
- Commuting under 15 minutes396 plus or minus 173
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.3 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more454 plus or minus 187
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone44.3 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Carpooled21.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Public transport17.1 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mount Oliver
Flood risk in Mount Oliver
- NFIP communityBorough of Mount Oliver
- NFIP community number420055
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Borough of Mount Oliver participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420055 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allegheny County, not Mount Oliver
Allegheny County context, not Mount Oliver figures
- Establishments in Allegheny County33,812
- Covered employment, Allegheny County670,637
- Average annual pay, Allegheny County$78,297
- Housing units permitted, Allegheny County2,999
Every figure in this section is published for Allegheny County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Oliver.
All Allegheny County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Oliver questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania?
3,319, in 1,199 households. Mount Oliver borough covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 9,777 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Oliver in?
Allegheny County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Oliver?
$52,297. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,900. Median gross rent is $1,302 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mount Oliver in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mount Oliver appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mount Oliver, borough of, community 420055, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Oliver figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegheny County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Oliver.
Is zoning published for Mount Oliver?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.