COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kansas vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Kansas is 58% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $29,685 higher.
KANSASMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,947,1977,044,056−58% vs Massachusetts
Population density36903−867
Population growth3.0%7.4%−4.4 pts
Median age37.440.0−2.6
Male50.2%48.9%+1.3 pts
Female49.8%51.1%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born7.4%18.0%−10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.7%66.6%+6.1 pts
Black5.2%6.4%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%13.3%+0.3 pts
Asian2.9%7.3%−4.4 pts
Other5.7%6.5%−0.8 pts
Median household income$74,275$103,960−$29,685
Per capita income$40,978$57,897−$16,919
Poverty rate11.3%10.0%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%47.3%−11.7 pts
Graduate degree13.4%21.8%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%5.2%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation66.1%67.0%−0.9 pts
Median home value$217,200$562,100−$344,900
Median gross rent$1,060$1,762−$702
Owner-occupied67.2%62.5%+4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%8.1%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%48.9%−8.5 pts
Average commute19.729.1−9.3
Worked from home11.8%18.6%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%6.5%−6.1 pts
Uninsured8.8%2.6%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024