COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Kentucky
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Kentucky
Massachusetts is 55% larger than Kentucky. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $40,234 higher.
MASSACHUSETTSKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0564,534,824+55% vs Kentucky
Population density903115+788
Population growth7.4%3.8%+3.5 pts
Median age40.039.1+0.9
Male48.9%49.5%−0.7 pts
Female51.1%50.5%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born18.0%4.7%+13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%81.5%−14.9 pts
Black6.4%7.6%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%5.0%+8.3 pts
Asian7.3%1.6%+5.7 pts
Other6.5%4.3%+2.2 pts
Median household income$103,960$63,726+$40,234
Per capita income$57,897$35,821+$22,076
Poverty rate10.0%16.1%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.477+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%27.6%+19.7 pts
Graduate degree21.8%11.3%+10.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%4.9%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation67.0%59.7%+7.3 pts
Median home value$562,100$205,600+$356,500
Median gross rent$1,762$967+$795
Owner-occupied62.5%68.3%−5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%10.3%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%40.4%+8.5 pts
Average commute29.124.0+5.1
Worked from home18.6%10.2%+8.4 pts
Public transit to work6.5%0.6%+5.9 pts
Uninsured2.6%6.0%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024