COMPARING TWO PLACES
Idaho vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Idaho is 73% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $26,160 higher. Idaho has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 7%).
IDAHOMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,934,2627,044,056−73% vs Massachusetts
Population density23903−880
Population growth17.3%7.4%+10.0 pts
Median age37.340.0−2.7
Male50.3%48.9%+1.4 pts
Female49.7%51.1%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born5.9%18.0%−12.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%66.6%+12.0 pts
Black0.7%6.4%−5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%13.3%+0.3 pts
Asian1.3%7.3%−5.9 pts
Other5.7%6.5%−0.7 pts
Median household income$77,800$103,960−$26,160
Per capita income$38,952$57,897−$18,945
Poverty rate10.6%10.0%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%47.3%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree10.5%21.8%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.2%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation63.0%67.0%−4.0 pts
Median home value$418,600$562,100−$143,500
Median gross rent$1,238$1,762−$524
Owner-occupied72.1%62.5%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%8.1%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households43.4%48.9%−5.5 pts
Average commute21.629.1−7.4
Worked from home13.3%18.6%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.5%6.5%−6.0 pts
Uninsured9.1%2.6%+6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024