COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Massachusetts is 139% larger than Mississippi. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $47,513 higher. Massachusetts has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 0%).
MASSACHUSETTSMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0562,946,779+139% vs Mississippi
Population density90363+840
Population growth7.4%-0.2%+7.6 pts
Median age40.038.6+1.4
Male48.9%48.5%+0.4 pts
Female51.1%51.5%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born18.0%2.4%+15.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%55.2%+11.4 pts
Black6.4%36.3%−29.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%3.7%+9.6 pts
Asian7.3%1.0%+6.3 pts
Other6.5%3.7%+2.7 pts
Median household income$103,960$56,447+$47,513
Per capita income$57,897$31,549+$26,348
Poverty rate10.0%18.9%−8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.482Even
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%25.1%+22.1 pts
Graduate degree21.8%9.9%+11.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%5.8%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation67.0%57.4%+9.6 pts
Median home value$562,100$169,800+$392,300
Median gross rent$1,762$954+$808
Owner-occupied62.5%70.0%−7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%14.6%−6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%43.6%+5.3 pts
Average commute29.125.6+3.4
Worked from home18.6%5.9%+12.7 pts
Public transit to work6.5%0.3%+6.2 pts
Uninsured2.6%11.0%−8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024