COMPARING TWO PLACES
Illinois vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Illinois is 331% larger than Mississippi. Illinois earns more, with a median household income $26,943 higher.
ILLINOISMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population12,694,7982,946,779+331% vs Mississippi
Population density22963+166
Population growth-0.1%-0.2%+0.1 pts
Median age39.038.6+0.4
Male49.4%48.5%+0.9 pts
Female50.6%51.5%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born14.7%2.4%+12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.1%55.2%+2.9 pts
Black13.3%36.3%−23.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.8%3.7%+15.1 pts
Asian5.9%1.0%+4.9 pts
Other3.9%3.7%+0.1 pts
Median household income$83,390$56,447+$26,943
Per capita income$46,406$31,549+$14,857
Poverty rate11.8%18.9%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4810.482Even
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%25.1%+12.7 pts
Graduate degree15.3%9.9%+5.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.8%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation65.0%57.4%+7.6 pts
Median home value$263,300$169,800+$93,500
Median gross rent$1,274$954+$320
Owner-occupied67.1%70.0%−2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%14.6%−6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.5%43.6%+0.8 pts
Average commute27.825.6+2.1
Worked from home15.9%5.9%+10.0 pts
Public transit to work5.8%0.3%+5.6 pts
Uninsured6.9%11.0%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024