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Olive Branch, MS vs Portland, ME

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- Portland is 0% more densely populated than Olive Branch.
- People are 26.5% less likely to be married in Portland.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years younger in Portland.
 Olive Branch, MSPortland, MEUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,063329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.938.4
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 Population - 201033,599  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,249285,036,114
 Population - 19903,567  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,011.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,155.693.4
 Land Area37.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock47.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Olive Branch, MSPortland, MEUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Olive Branch, MSPortland, MEUnited States
 White56.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.9%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Olive Branch, MSPortland, MEUnited States
 Married Population53.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.4%50.2%
 Never Married27.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households14,751  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,49080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,274  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.7%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 Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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