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Lakeland, TN vs Olive Branch, MS

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- Household income in Olive Branch, is 20% less than it is in Lakeland and is 16% above the National Average.
- Lakeland unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Olive Branch unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Lakeland, TNOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,210  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$81,860$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,233  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lakeland, TNOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lakeland, TNOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.5%13.1%
Reviews for Lakeland    4 Reviews

We moved to the Memphis area short of 4 years ago. I can't imagine living anywhere else in the world! We live in a gorgeous and friendly lake community that is a  More

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Been living here for 11 years and looking to relocate. Memphis/Cordova has been good to us for the past years, but it's time to move  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lakeland is a great place to live....10 minutes from anything you would want to do. Reasonably priced homes and excellent tax  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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