COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Maine
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Kentucky is 227% larger than Maine. Maine earns more, with a median household income $11,007 higher.
KENTUCKYMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8241,387,817+227% vs Maine
Population density11545+70
Population growth3.8%2.6%+1.3 pts
Median age39.144.8−5.7
Male49.5%49.3%+0.3 pts
Female50.5%50.7%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born4.7%4.1%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%89.9%−8.4 pts
Black7.6%1.8%+5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%2.2%+2.8 pts
Asian1.6%1.1%+0.5 pts
Other4.3%5.0%−0.7 pts
Median household income$63,726$74,733−$11,007
Per capita income$35,821$43,742−$7,921
Poverty rate16.1%10.7%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%36.2%−8.6 pts
Graduate degree11.3%13.7%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.8%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation59.7%61.7%−2.0 pts
Median home value$205,600$296,600−$91,000
Median gross rent$967$1,139−$172
Owner-occupied68.3%74.3%−5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%20.6%−10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%44.1%−3.6 pts
Average commute24.024.6−0.6
Worked from home10.2%15.9%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Uninsured6.0%6.2%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024