
Tennessee · Census place 55820
Olivet, TN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Olivet, Tennessee (Olivet, TN — Census place “Olivet CDP”) is 1,609 residents, ranking #251 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $71,000, the median home is worth $136,400 and median gross rent runs $767 a month. Looking for the Olivet Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Olivet, TN: 38372.
- Population
- 1,609Olivet CDP residents
- Median household income
- $71,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $136,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $767Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.3%Owner-occupied households
Olivet ZIP codes (Tennessee)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Olivet.
The Olivet TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Olivet CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Olivet CDP median would spend about 13% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.5% of residents and 77.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Olivet CDP, TN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Olivet CDP is a small town in Tennessee, with 1,609 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #251 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 50% of them. The median age here is 45.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Olivet CDP earn a median of $71,000 a year, 9.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 27% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 14.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Olivet CDP is valued at $136,400, 55% below the national figure and 29% below the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $767 a month, 45.4% below the national figure, or roughly $9,204 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 77.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Gray CDP 1,606
- Gruetli-Laager city 1,619
- Tennessee Ridge town 1,546
- Greenback city 1,631
- Chapel Hill town 1,531
- Huntsville town 1,632
- Rutledge town 1,521
- Englewood town 1,643
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Olivet CDP?
- Olivet CDP has 1,609 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #251 of 504 in Tennessee.
- What is the median household income in Olivet CDP?
- Median household income in Olivet CDP is $71,000 a year, 9.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Olivet CDP?
- Median gross rent is $767 a month and the median home value is $136,400, so rent absorbs about 13% of median household income.
- Is Olivet CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Olivet CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Olivet CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.