COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Maine
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Minnesota is 314% larger than Maine. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $14,329 higher. Minnesota has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 3%).
MINNESOTAMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,4451,387,817+314% vs Maine
Population density7245+27
Population growth7.6%2.6%+5.0 pts
Median age38.844.8−6.0
Male50.1%49.3%+0.8 pts
Female49.9%50.7%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born8.7%4.1%+4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%89.9%−14.0 pts
Black6.9%1.8%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%2.2%+4.2 pts
Asian5.1%1.1%+3.9 pts
Other5.7%5.0%+0.7 pts
Median household income$89,062$74,733+$14,329
Per capita income$48,237$43,742+$4,495
Poverty rate9.3%10.7%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%36.2%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree13.8%13.7%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.8%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation68.1%61.7%+6.4 pts
Median home value$329,300$296,600+$32,700
Median gross rent$1,280$1,139+$141
Owner-occupied72.2%74.3%−2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%20.6%−11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%44.1%+1.3 pts
Average commute22.724.6−1.9
Worked from home17.6%15.9%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.5%+1.3 pts
Uninsured4.7%6.2%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024