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Katy, TX vs Olive Branch, MS

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- Household income in Olive Branch, is 29% less than it is in Katy and is 16% above the National Average.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Olive Branch unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Katy, TXOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,090  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$81,860$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,381  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Katy, TXOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Katy, TXOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.5%13.1%
Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  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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