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Parker, CO vs Olive Branch, MS

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- Household income in Olive Branch, is 32% less than it is in Parker and is 16% above the National Average.
- Parker unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Olive Branch unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Parker, COOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,857  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$81,860$69,021
 Family Median Income$136,520  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Parker, COOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Parker, COOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.5%13.1%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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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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