COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kansas vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Kansas and Mississippi are close in size. Kansas earns more, with a median household income $17,828 higher.
KANSASMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population2,947,1972,946,779+0% vs Mississippi
Population density3663−27
Population growth3.0%-0.2%+3.2 pts
Median age37.438.6−1.2
Male50.2%48.5%+1.7 pts
Female49.8%51.5%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born7.4%2.4%+4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.7%55.2%+17.5 pts
Black5.2%36.3%−31.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%3.7%+9.8 pts
Asian2.9%1.0%+1.9 pts
Other5.7%3.7%+1.9 pts
Median household income$74,275$56,447+$17,828
Per capita income$40,978$31,549+$9,429
Poverty rate11.3%18.9%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%25.1%+10.5 pts
Graduate degree13.4%9.9%+3.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%5.8%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation66.1%57.4%+8.7 pts
Median home value$217,200$169,800+$47,400
Median gross rent$1,060$954+$106
Owner-occupied67.2%70.0%−2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%14.6%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%43.6%−3.3 pts
Average commute19.725.6−5.9
Worked from home11.8%5.9%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.3%+0.1 pts
Uninsured8.8%11.0%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024