2024 Compare Cities Economy:
New Albany, MS vs Olive Branch, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Olive Branch, is 94% more than it is in New Albany and is 16% above the National Average.
- New Albany unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Olive Branch unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 New Albany, MSOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.5%40.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,389$35,032$37,638
 Household Income$42,154$81,860$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,813$89,568$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Albany, MSOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K16.3%6.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%4.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.9%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.4%12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%18.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.1%23.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%7.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Albany, MSOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.6%16.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.6%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%3.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%7.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%3.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.8%4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.4%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.9%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving30.7%21.5%13.1%
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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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