COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Michigan
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Michigan
Massachusetts is 30% smaller than Michigan. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $31,085 higher. Massachusetts has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 2%).
MASSACHUSETTSMICHIGANDIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,05610,077,761−30% vs Michigan
Population density903178+725
Population growth7.4%2.0%+5.4 pts
Median age40.040.2−0.2
Male48.9%49.6%−0.7 pts
Female51.1%50.4%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born18.0%7.2%+10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%72.4%−5.8 pts
Black6.4%13.1%−6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%5.9%+7.4 pts
Asian7.3%3.4%+3.8 pts
Other6.5%5.3%+1.2 pts
Median household income$103,960$72,875+$31,085
Per capita income$57,897$40,735+$17,162
Poverty rate10.0%13.2%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.465+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%32.4%+14.8 pts
Graduate degree21.8%12.7%+9.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%5.7%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation67.0%61.3%+5.7 pts
Median home value$562,100$231,600+$330,500
Median gross rent$1,762$1,129+$633
Owner-occupied62.5%73.2%−10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%11.8%−3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%46.4%+2.5 pts
Average commute29.124.2+4.8
Worked from home18.6%13.5%+5.2 pts
Public transit to work6.5%0.9%+5.6 pts
Uninsured2.6%4.9%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024