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Olive Branch, MS vs Walnut, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Walnut, is 63% less than it is in Olive Branch and is 125% below the National Average.
- Olive Branch unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Walnut unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Olive Branch, MSWalnut, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,032  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$30,625$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,568  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Olive Branch, MSWalnut, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock37.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock13.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Olive Branch, MSWalnut, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock24.1%13.1%
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 Walnut    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I love the country and small town feel of  More

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