COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Kansas
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Minnesota is 95% larger than Kansas. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $14,787 higher.
MINNESOTAKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,4452,947,197+95% vs Kansas
Population density7236+36
Population growth7.6%3.0%+4.6 pts
Median age38.837.4+1.4
Male50.1%50.2%−0.1 pts
Female49.9%49.8%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born8.7%7.4%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%72.7%+3.2 pts
Black6.9%5.2%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%13.6%−7.2 pts
Asian5.1%2.9%+2.2 pts
Other5.7%5.7%+0.1 pts
Median household income$89,062$74,275+$14,787
Per capita income$48,237$40,978+$7,259
Poverty rate9.3%11.3%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.457Even
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%35.6%+3.8 pts
Graduate degree13.8%13.4%+0.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.9%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation68.1%66.1%+2.0 pts
Median home value$329,300$217,200+$112,100
Median gross rent$1,280$1,060+$220
Owner-occupied72.2%67.2%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%9.2%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%40.4%+4.9 pts
Average commute22.719.7+3.0
Worked from home17.6%11.8%+5.8 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.4%+1.4 pts
Uninsured4.7%8.8%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024