COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Kentucky is 36% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $40,234 higher.
KENTUCKYMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8247,044,056−36% vs Massachusetts
Population density115903−788
Population growth3.8%7.4%−3.5 pts
Median age39.140.0−0.9
Male49.5%48.9%+0.7 pts
Female50.5%51.1%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born4.7%18.0%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%66.6%+14.9 pts
Black7.6%6.4%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%13.3%−8.3 pts
Asian1.6%7.3%−5.7 pts
Other4.3%6.5%−2.2 pts
Median household income$63,726$103,960−$40,234
Per capita income$35,821$57,897−$22,076
Poverty rate16.1%10.0%+6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%47.3%−19.7 pts
Graduate degree11.3%21.8%−10.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.2%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation59.7%67.0%−7.3 pts
Median home value$205,600$562,100−$356,500
Median gross rent$967$1,762−$795
Owner-occupied68.3%62.5%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%8.1%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%48.9%−8.5 pts
Average commute24.029.1−5.1
Worked from home10.2%18.6%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%6.5%−5.9 pts
Uninsured6.0%2.6%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024