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Olive Branch, MS vs New Orleans, LA

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- New Orleans is 0% more densely populated than Olive Branch.
- People are 40.7% less likely to be married in New Orleans.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years younger in New Orleans.
 Olive Branch, MSNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock383,974329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201033,599  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock484,674285,036,114
 Population - 19903,567  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-19.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,011.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,266.393.4
 Land Area37.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock180.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olive Branch, MSNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Olive Branch, MSNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 White56.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock57.6%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olive Branch, MSNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Married Population53.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.0%50.2%
 Never Married27.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households14,751  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock71,84580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,274  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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