COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kansas vs Maine
PLACE A
Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Kansas is 112% larger than Maine. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
KANSASMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,947,1971,387,817+112% vs Maine
Population density3645−9
Population growth3.0%2.6%+0.4 pts
Median age37.444.8−7.4
Male50.2%49.3%+0.9 pts
Female49.8%50.7%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born7.4%4.1%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.7%89.9%−17.2 pts
Black5.2%1.8%+3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%2.2%+11.4 pts
Asian2.9%1.1%+1.8 pts
Other5.7%5.0%+0.7 pts
Median household income$74,275$74,733−$458
Per capita income$40,978$43,742−$2,764
Poverty rate11.3%10.7%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%36.2%−0.6 pts
Graduate degree13.4%13.7%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%3.8%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation66.1%61.7%+4.4 pts
Median home value$217,200$296,600−$79,400
Median gross rent$1,060$1,139−$79
Owner-occupied67.2%74.3%−7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%20.6%−11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%44.1%−3.7 pts
Average commute19.724.6−4.9
Worked from home11.8%15.9%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured8.8%6.2%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024