COMPARING TWO PLACES
Idaho vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Idaho is 34% smaller than Mississippi. Idaho earns more, with a median household income $21,353 higher. Idaho has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 0%).
IDAHOMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population1,934,2622,946,779−34% vs Mississippi
Population density2363−39
Population growth17.3%-0.2%+17.5 pts
Median age37.338.6−1.3
Male50.3%48.5%+1.8 pts
Female49.7%51.5%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born5.9%2.4%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%55.2%+23.4 pts
Black0.7%36.3%−35.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%3.7%+9.9 pts
Asian1.3%1.0%+0.3 pts
Other5.7%3.7%+2.0 pts
Median household income$77,800$56,447+$21,353
Per capita income$38,952$31,549+$7,403
Poverty rate10.6%18.9%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%25.1%+6.7 pts
Graduate degree10.5%9.9%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.8%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation63.0%57.4%+5.6 pts
Median home value$418,600$169,800+$248,800
Median gross rent$1,238$954+$284
Owner-occupied72.1%70.0%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%14.6%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.4%43.6%−0.2 pts
Average commute21.625.6−4.0
Worked from home13.3%5.9%+7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.3%+0.3 pts
Uninsured9.1%11.0%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024