COMPARING TWO PLACES
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
PLACE A
Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Rhode Island
Massachusetts is 539% larger than Rhode Island. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $16,164 higher.
MASSACHUSETTSRHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population7,044,0561,101,801+539% vs Rhode Island
Population density9031,066−162
Population growth7.4%4.3%+3.1 pts
Median age40.040.6−0.6
Male48.9%49.1%−0.2 pts
Female51.1%50.9%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born18.0%15.3%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.6%68.0%−1.4 pts
Black6.4%4.9%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%17.7%−4.4 pts
Asian7.3%3.5%+3.8 pts
Other6.5%5.9%+0.5 pts
Median household income$103,960$87,796+$16,164
Per capita income$57,897$47,150+$10,747
Poverty rate10.0%11.2%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.461+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%37.7%+9.5 pts
Graduate degree21.8%15.4%+6.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%5.8%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation67.0%65.0%+1.9 pts
Median home value$562,100$404,200+$157,900
Median gross rent$1,762$1,342+$420
Owner-occupied62.5%63.6%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%9.1%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households48.9%45.4%+3.5 pts
Average commute29.125.5+3.5
Worked from home18.6%13.0%+5.7 pts
Public transit to work6.5%1.7%+4.8 pts
Uninsured2.6%4.4%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024