COMPARING TWO PLACES
Michigan vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Michigan is 43% larger than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $31,085 higher. Massachusetts has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 2%).
MICHIGANMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population10,077,7617,044,056+43% vs Massachusetts
Population density178903−725
Population growth2.0%7.4%−5.4 pts
Median age40.240.0+0.2
Male49.6%48.9%+0.7 pts
Female50.4%51.1%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born7.2%18.0%−10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.4%66.6%+5.8 pts
Black13.1%6.4%+6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%13.3%−7.4 pts
Asian3.4%7.3%−3.8 pts
Other5.3%6.5%−1.2 pts
Median household income$72,875$103,960−$31,085
Per capita income$40,735$57,897−$17,162
Poverty rate13.2%10.0%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%47.3%−14.8 pts
Graduate degree12.7%21.8%−9.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%5.2%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation61.3%67.0%−5.7 pts
Median home value$231,600$562,100−$330,500
Median gross rent$1,129$1,762−$633
Owner-occupied73.2%62.5%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%8.1%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households46.4%48.9%−2.5 pts
Average commute24.229.1−4.8
Worked from home13.5%18.6%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.9%6.5%−5.6 pts
Uninsured4.9%2.6%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024