Olive Branch is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 47,086 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Olive Branch is the sixth largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Olive Branch, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Olive Branch, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Olive Branch’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Olive Branch does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $93,762.00.

Olive Branch real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Olive Branch house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

A relatively large number of people in Olive Branch telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Olive Branch is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Olive Branch really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Olive Branch perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Even though Olive Branch is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

The education level of Olive Branch citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.47% of adults in Olive Branch have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Olive Branch in 2018 was $40,277, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,108 for a family of four. However, Olive Branch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Olive Branch is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Olive Branch home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Olive Branch residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Olive Branch include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Olive Branch is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.