Mississippi · Census place 54040
Olive Branch city, MS
Quick answer
Olive Branch city has 46,538 residents, ranking #6 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $98,421, the median home is worth $269,900 and median gross rent runs $1,609 a month.
- Population
- 46,538Olive Branch city residents
- Median household income
- $98,421Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $269,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,609Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Olive Branch city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Olive Branch city median would spend about 19.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5% of residents and 82.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Madison city 27,775
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