COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Delaware
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Delaware
Massachusetts is 590% larger than Delaware. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $19,006 higher.
MASSACHUSETTSDELAWAREDIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0561,021,191+590% vs Delaware
Population density903524+379
Population growth7.4%10.2%−2.9 pts
Median age40.041.6−1.6
Male48.9%48.4%+0.4 pts
Female51.1%51.6%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born18.0%10.7%+7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%58.1%+8.5 pts
Black6.4%21.4%−15.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%11.0%+2.3 pts
Asian7.3%4.3%+3.0 pts
Other6.5%5.2%+1.3 pts
Median household income$103,960$84,954+$19,006
Per capita income$57,897$45,375+$12,522
Poverty rate10.0%10.4%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%35.8%+11.5 pts
Graduate degree21.8%15.3%+6.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%5.1%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation67.0%62.1%+4.9 pts
Median home value$562,100$352,000+$210,100
Median gross rent$1,762$1,401+$361
Owner-occupied62.5%73.0%−10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%13.4%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%46.6%+2.3 pts
Average commute29.126.0+3.1
Worked from home18.6%15.0%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work6.5%1.8%+4.7 pts
Uninsured2.6%6.3%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024