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Hickory, NC vs Olive Branch, MS

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- Olive Branch is 0% more densely populated than Hickory.
- People are 16.5% more likely to be married in Olive Branch.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years older in Olive Branch.
 Hickory, NCOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Population  Unlock39,136329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 201040,186  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,054285,036,114
 Population - 199028,301  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock88.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,051.993.4
 Land Area29.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hickory, NCOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Hickory, NCOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 White64.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.3%12.2%
 Asian5.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hickory, NCOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Married Population46.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.1%50.2%
 Never Married36.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.652.60
 Households17,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,47780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,207  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  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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