Hernando vs Olive Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Hernando and Olive Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

Hernando and Olive Branch are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Olive Branch has the higher population (46,538 vs 17,580 in Hernando). Olive Branch has the higher median household income ($98,421 vs $71,451 in Hernando). Hernando has the higher median home value ($282,200 vs $269,900 in Olive Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Hernando	Olive Branch
Population	17,580	46,538
Median age	38.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,451	$98,421
Median home value	$282,200	$269,900
Median gross rent	$1,163	$1,609
Housing units	7,273	17,666
Homeownership rate	80.8%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernando	Olive Branch
Population	15,942 → 17,580 (+10.3%)	37,461 → 46,538 (+24.2%)
Median household income	$79,195 → $71,451 (-9.8%)	$74,680 → $98,421 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $282,200 (+43.2%)	$175,600 → $269,900 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,163 (+11.9%)	$1,164 → $1,609 (+38.2%)

Hernando

Population

15,94217,580

Median household income

$79,195$71,451

Median home value

$197,100$282,200

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,163

Olive Branch

Population

37,46146,538

Median household income

$74,680$98,421

Median home value

$175,600$269,900

Median gross rent

$1,164$1,609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernando	Olive Branch
Under 5	6.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.1%
75 and over	6.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernando	Olive Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	55.3%
Black or African American	15.0%	33.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernando	Olive Branch
No high school diploma	12.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	22.2%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernando	Olive Branch
Drove alone	81.6%	81.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	7.7%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernando	Olive Branch
1-unit, detached	80.4%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Hernando	Olive Branch
Poverty rate	9.3%	5.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	2001	1999