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Olive Branch, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Olive Branch is a Census city of 47,019 people across 55.82 square miles of land, in DeSoto County. Median household income is $100,606, 82.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 43 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $52.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Olive Branch
What Olive Branch is
- Census place typecity
- Land area55.82 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land842
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeSoto County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Olive Branch
- Population47,019
- Median age38.0
- Population under 1811,021
- Share under 1823.4 percent
- Population 65 and over6,291
- Share 65 and over13.4 percent
- Households17,181
- Family households12,673
- Share of households that are families73.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Olive Branch
- Median household income$100,606
- Per capita income$43,248
- Civilian labor force25,844
- Employed25,229
- Unemployed615 plus or minus 189
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over31,623
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Olive Branch
- Housing units17,793
- Occupied units17,181
- Vacant units612 plus or minus 214
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied14,141
- Renter occupied3,040
- Ownership rate82.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$290,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,829
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Single family units16,168
- Share single family90.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,455 plus or minus 436
- Share in buildings of two or more8.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Mobile homes166 plus or minus 118
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Olive Branch gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,898
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,192
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,602
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.2 percent
- Drove alone81.7 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home7.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Olive Branch (7(a))
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$52,367,400
- Average approval$1,217,847
- Median approval$506,900
- Ninetieth percentile approval$3,996,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported516
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.2 percent
- Share to franchises23.3 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS31
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Olive Branch, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Olive Branch (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$6,254,000
- Average approval$1,250,800
- Median approval$959,000
- Largest approval$2,376,000
- Jobs supported37
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Olive Branch, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Olive Branch
- NFIP communityCity of Olive Branch
- NFIP community number280286
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/05/14
The City of Olive Branch participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280286 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DeSoto County, not Olive Branch
DeSoto County context, not Olive Branch figures
- Establishments in DeSoto County3,349
- Covered employment, DeSoto County72,666
- Average annual pay, DeSoto County$45,687
- Housing units permitted, DeSoto County1,159
Every figure in this section is published for DeSoto County as a whole and is not a measurement of Olive Branch.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Olive Branch questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Olive Branch, Mississippi?
47,019, in 17,181 households. Olive Branch city covers 55.82 square miles of land, which is 842 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Olive Branch in?
DeSoto County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Olive Branch?
$100,606. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,000. Median gross rent is $1,829 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Olive Branch businesses?
43 7(a) approvals totaling $52.4 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $506,900, plus 5 504 approvals worth $6.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Olive Branch, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Olive Branch borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Olive Branch. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Olive Branch in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Olive Branch appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Olive Branch, city of, community 280286, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Olive Branch figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DeSoto County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Olive Branch.
Is zoning published for Olive Branch?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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