COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Michigan
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Michigan
Minnesota is 43% smaller than Michigan. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $16,187 higher. Minnesota has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 2%).
MINNESOTAMICHIGANDIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,44510,077,761−43% vs Michigan
Population density72178−106
Population growth7.6%2.0%+5.6 pts
Median age38.840.2−1.4
Male50.1%49.6%+0.5 pts
Female49.9%50.4%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born8.7%7.2%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%72.4%+3.5 pts
Black6.9%13.1%−6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%5.9%+0.5 pts
Asian5.1%3.4%+1.7 pts
Other5.7%5.3%+0.4 pts
Median household income$89,062$72,875+$16,187
Per capita income$48,237$40,735+$7,502
Poverty rate9.3%13.2%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.465−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%32.4%+7.0 pts
Graduate degree13.8%12.7%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%5.7%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation68.1%61.3%+6.8 pts
Median home value$329,300$231,600+$97,700
Median gross rent$1,280$1,129+$151
Owner-occupied72.2%73.2%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%11.8%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%46.4%−1.1 pts
Average commute22.724.2−1.5
Worked from home17.6%13.5%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.9%+0.8 pts
Uninsured4.7%4.9%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024