COMPARING TWO PLACES
Delaware vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Delaware is 65% smaller than Mississippi. Delaware earns more, with a median household income $28,507 higher. Delaware has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 0%).
DELAWAREMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population1,021,1912,946,779−65% vs Mississippi
Population density52463+461
Population growth10.2%-0.2%+10.5 pts
Median age41.638.6+3.0
Male48.4%48.5%−0.1 pts
Female51.6%51.5%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born10.7%2.4%+8.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.1%55.2%+2.9 pts
Black21.4%36.3%−15.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%3.7%+7.3 pts
Asian4.3%1.0%+3.3 pts
Other5.2%3.7%+1.4 pts
Median household income$84,954$56,447+$28,507
Per capita income$45,375$31,549+$13,826
Poverty rate10.4%18.9%−8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%25.1%+10.6 pts
Graduate degree15.3%9.9%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.8%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation62.1%57.4%+4.6 pts
Median home value$352,000$169,800+$182,200
Median gross rent$1,401$954+$447
Owner-occupied73.0%70.0%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%14.6%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%43.6%+2.9 pts
Average commute26.025.6+0.3
Worked from home15.0%5.9%+9.1 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.3%+1.6 pts
Uninsured6.3%11.0%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024