COMPARING TWO PLACES
Maine vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Maine
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Maine is 80% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $29,227 higher.
MAINEMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,387,8177,044,056−80% vs Massachusetts
Population density45903−858
Population growth2.6%7.4%−4.8 pts
Median age44.840.0+4.8
Male49.3%48.9%+0.4 pts
Female50.7%51.1%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born4.1%18.0%−14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.9%66.6%+23.3 pts
Black1.8%6.4%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%13.3%−11.1 pts
Asian1.1%7.3%−6.1 pts
Other5.0%6.5%−1.5 pts
Median household income$74,733$103,960−$29,227
Per capita income$43,742$57,897−$14,155
Poverty rate10.7%10.0%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%47.3%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree13.7%21.8%−8.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%5.2%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation61.7%67.0%−5.2 pts
Median home value$296,600$562,100−$265,500
Median gross rent$1,139$1,762−$623
Owner-occupied74.3%62.5%+11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%8.1%+12.5 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%48.9%−4.8 pts
Average commute24.629.1−4.5
Worked from home15.9%18.6%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.5%6.5%−6.0 pts
Uninsured6.2%2.6%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024