COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Minnesota
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Minnesota
Massachusetts is 23% larger than Minnesota. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $14,898 higher.
MASSACHUSETTSMINNESOTADIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0565,739,445+23% vs Minnesota
Population density90372+831
Population growth7.4%7.6%−0.2 pts
Median age40.038.8+1.2
Male48.9%50.1%−1.2 pts
Female51.1%49.9%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born18.0%8.7%+9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%75.9%−9.3 pts
Black6.4%6.9%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%6.4%+6.9 pts
Asian7.3%5.1%+2.2 pts
Other6.5%5.7%+0.8 pts
Median household income$103,960$89,062+$14,898
Per capita income$57,897$48,237+$9,660
Poverty rate10.0%9.3%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.453+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%39.4%+7.9 pts
Graduate degree21.8%13.8%+8.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%4.1%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation67.0%68.1%−1.2 pts
Median home value$562,100$329,300+$232,800
Median gross rent$1,762$1,280+$482
Owner-occupied62.5%72.2%−9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%9.3%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%45.3%+3.6 pts
Average commute29.122.7+6.4
Worked from home18.6%17.6%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work6.5%1.8%+4.8 pts
Uninsured2.6%4.7%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024