COMPARING TWO PLACES
Florida vs Kansas
PLACE A
Florida
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Florida is 661% larger than Kansas. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Florida has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 3%).
FLORIDAKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population22,416,0772,947,197+661% vs Kansas
Population density41836+382
Population growth14.6%3.0%+11.6 pts
Median age42.637.4+5.2
Male49.1%50.2%−1.0 pts
Female50.9%49.8%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born21.9%7.4%+14.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.4%72.7%−22.3 pts
Black14.6%5.2%+9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.4%13.6%+13.8 pts
Asian2.9%2.9%−0.0 pts
Other4.7%5.7%−1.0 pts
Median household income$74,568$74,275+$293
Per capita income$42,609$40,978+$1,631
Poverty rate12.6%11.3%+1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4850.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%35.6%−1.5 pts
Graduate degree12.9%13.4%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%3.9%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation59.8%66.1%−6.4 pts
Median home value$359,000$217,200+$141,800
Median gross rent$1,669$1,060+$609
Owner-occupied67.6%67.2%+0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%9.2%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%40.4%+15.9 pts
Average commute28.019.7+8.3
Worked from home15.7%11.8%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.4%+0.8 pts
Uninsured11.5%8.8%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024