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Bowling Green, KY vs Olive Branch, MS

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- Olive Branch is 0% more densely populated than Bowling Green.
- People are 46.8% more likely to be married in Olive Branch.
- The Median Age is 10.7 years older in Olive Branch.
 Bowling Green, KYOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Population  Unlock39,136329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 201059,731  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,054285,036,114
 Population - 199040,641  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock88.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now73.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,051.993.4
 Land Area38.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bowling Green, KYOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2011.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Bowling Green, KYOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 White67.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.3%12.2%
 Asian6.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bowling Green, KYOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Married Population36.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.1%50.2%
 Never Married46.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.652.60
 Households27,602  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,47780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,422  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Reviews for Olive Branch    4 Reviews

Over 13 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 18 years ago

city struggling to keep up with  More

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