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Amherst, NY vs Olive Branch, MS

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- Olive Branch is 0% more densely populated than Amherst.
- People are 10.0% more likely to be married in Olive Branch.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years younger in Olive Branch.
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 Amherst, NYOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Population128,78339,136329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%52.4%50.5%
 Male Population48.4%47.6%49.5%
 Median Age39.438.438.4
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 Population - 2010122,36333,599309,327,143
 Population - 2000116,51021,054285,036,114
 Population - 1990111,7113,567251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now8.1%88.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.8%1,011.5%30.8%
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 Population Density2,420.91,051.993.4
 Land Area53.237.23,531,905.4
 Water Area0.40.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Amherst, NYOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%5.7%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.1%7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%7.2%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.8%4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.6%3.8%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.2%4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.4%12.7%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4411.9%13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%14.2%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.6%6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%5.8%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7411.3%8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%4.2%4.5%
 Age 85 and over3.7%1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Amherst, NYOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 White76.7%56.2%59.4%
 Black5.5%32.3%12.2%
 Asian9.7%2.2%5.6%
 Native American0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.1%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%3.7%3.2%
 Hispanic4.5%5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Amherst, NYOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Married Population49.0%53.9%49.8%
     Currently Married48.1%51.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%2.0%1.8%
 Single Population51.0%46.1%50.2%
 Never Married35.5%27.6%33.8%
 Divorced9.2%12.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%5.7%5.6%
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 Household Size2.332.652.60
 Households51,76614,751124,010,992
 Family Households31,13210,47780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.4%30.1%30.5%
     Married couple, no children47.0%44.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,6344,27443,255,233
     Single householder, w/children10.9%16.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%9.3%10.8%

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 14 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 16 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Olive Branch    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Olive Branch used to be the perfect small town with large city access, but the city of Memphis became so bad we've been affected tremendously over the past few years.   More

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We moved to Olive Branch, MS in 2002 and have been very pleased with our choice. Housing is less expensive than in the other Memphis Metro areas and with the tax breaks  More

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Over 17 years ago

city struggling to keep up with  More

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