COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Kentucky
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Kentucky
Minnesota is 27% larger than Kentucky. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $25,336 higher.
MINNESOTAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,4454,534,824+27% vs Kentucky
Population density72115−43
Population growth7.6%3.8%+3.8 pts
Median age38.839.1−0.3
Male50.1%49.5%+0.6 pts
Female49.9%50.5%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born8.7%4.7%+4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%81.5%−5.7 pts
Black6.9%7.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%5.0%+1.4 pts
Asian5.1%1.6%+3.5 pts
Other5.7%4.3%+1.4 pts
Median household income$89,062$63,726+$25,336
Per capita income$48,237$35,821+$12,416
Poverty rate9.3%16.1%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%27.6%+11.9 pts
Graduate degree13.8%11.3%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%4.9%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation68.1%59.7%+8.4 pts
Median home value$329,300$205,600+$123,700
Median gross rent$1,280$967+$313
Owner-occupied72.2%68.3%+3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%10.3%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%40.4%+4.9 pts
Average commute22.724.0−1.3
Worked from home17.6%10.2%+7.4 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.6%+1.1 pts
Uninsured4.7%6.0%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024