COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Kansas
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Massachusetts is 139% larger than Kansas. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $29,685 higher.
MASSACHUSETTSKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0562,947,197+139% vs Kansas
Population density90336+867
Population growth7.4%3.0%+4.4 pts
Median age40.037.4+2.6
Male48.9%50.2%−1.3 pts
Female51.1%49.8%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born18.0%7.4%+10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%72.7%−6.1 pts
Black6.4%5.2%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%13.6%−0.3 pts
Asian7.3%2.9%+4.4 pts
Other6.5%5.7%+0.8 pts
Median household income$103,960$74,275+$29,685
Per capita income$57,897$40,978+$16,919
Poverty rate10.0%11.3%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%35.6%+11.7 pts
Graduate degree21.8%13.4%+8.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%3.9%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation67.0%66.1%+0.9 pts
Median home value$562,100$217,200+$344,900
Median gross rent$1,762$1,060+$702
Owner-occupied62.5%67.2%−4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%9.2%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%40.4%+8.5 pts
Average commute29.119.7+9.3
Worked from home18.6%11.8%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work6.5%0.4%+6.1 pts
Uninsured2.6%8.8%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024