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Olive Branch, MS vs Jonesboro, AR

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- Jonesboro is 0% more densely populated than Olive Branch.
- People are 15.5% less likely to be married in Jonesboro.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Jonesboro.
 Olive Branch, MSJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock77,520329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 201033,599  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,515285,036,114
 Population - 19903,567  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock43.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,011.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock969.293.4
 Land Area37.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olive Branch, MSJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Olive Branch, MSJonesboro, ARUnited States
 White56.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.0%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olive Branch, MSJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Married Population53.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married27.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households14,751  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,82880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,274  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Olive Branch    4 Reviews
Gigi · Olive Branch, MS
Ready to move
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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Frances · Olive Branch, MS
Six years and still pleased
Over 17 years ago

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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jeff · Olive Branch, MS
struggling
Over 18 years ago

city struggling to keep up with  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews
Steven · 
Great community to raise a family!
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Ryan · Watauga, TX
Be Wary
Over 5 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed · Jonesboro, AR
Making Jonesboro a better place to live
Over 11 years ago

Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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