COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Idaho
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Idaho
Massachusetts is 264% larger than Idaho. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $26,160 higher. Idaho has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 7%).
MASSACHUSETTSIDAHODIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0561,934,262+264% vs Idaho
Population density90323+880
Population growth7.4%17.3%−10.0 pts
Median age40.037.3+2.7
Male48.9%50.3%−1.4 pts
Female51.1%49.7%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born18.0%5.9%+12.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%78.6%−12.0 pts
Black6.4%0.7%+5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%13.6%−0.3 pts
Asian7.3%1.3%+5.9 pts
Other6.5%5.7%+0.7 pts
Median household income$103,960$77,800+$26,160
Per capita income$57,897$38,952+$18,945
Poverty rate10.0%10.6%−0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%31.8%+15.5 pts
Graduate degree21.8%10.5%+11.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%3.7%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation67.0%63.0%+4.0 pts
Median home value$562,100$418,600+$143,500
Median gross rent$1,762$1,238+$524
Owner-occupied62.5%72.1%−9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%10.3%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%43.4%+5.5 pts
Average commute29.121.6+7.4
Worked from home18.6%13.3%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work6.5%0.5%+6.0 pts
Uninsured2.6%9.1%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024