COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Maine
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Massachusetts is 408% larger than Maine. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $29,227 higher.
MASSACHUSETTSMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0561,387,817+408% vs Maine
Population density90345+858
Population growth7.4%2.6%+4.8 pts
Median age40.044.8−4.8
Male48.9%49.3%−0.4 pts
Female51.1%50.7%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born18.0%4.1%+14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%89.9%−23.3 pts
Black6.4%1.8%+4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%2.2%+11.1 pts
Asian7.3%1.1%+6.1 pts
Other6.5%5.0%+1.5 pts
Median household income$103,960$74,733+$29,227
Per capita income$57,897$43,742+$14,155
Poverty rate10.0%10.7%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%36.2%+11.1 pts
Graduate degree21.8%13.7%+8.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%3.8%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation67.0%61.7%+5.2 pts
Median home value$562,100$296,600+$265,500
Median gross rent$1,762$1,139+$623
Owner-occupied62.5%74.3%−11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%20.6%−12.5 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%44.1%+4.8 pts
Average commute29.124.6+4.5
Worked from home18.6%15.9%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work6.5%0.5%+6.0 pts
Uninsured2.6%6.2%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024