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Sherman, TX vs Olive Branch, MS

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- Olive Branch is 0% more densely populated than Sherman.
- People are 10.5% more likely to be married in Olive Branch.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years older in Olive Branch.
 Sherman, TXOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Population  Unlock39,136329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 201038,891  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,054285,036,114
 Population - 199031,601  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock88.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,051.993.4
 Land Area44.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sherman, TXOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Sherman, TXOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 White61.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.3%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sherman, TXOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Married Population48.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.652.60
 Households16,391  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,47780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,714  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

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Over 12 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  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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