COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Nevada
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Nevada
Minnesota is 80% larger than Nevada. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $10,802 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 8%).
MINNESOTANEVADADIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,4453,184,612+80% vs Nevada
Population density7229+43
Population growth7.6%15.0%−7.4 pts
Median age38.839.1−0.3
Male50.1%50.4%−0.3 pts
Female49.9%49.6%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born8.7%19.1%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%44.8%+31.1 pts
Black6.9%9.0%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%29.6%−23.3 pts
Asian5.1%8.8%−3.7 pts
Other5.7%7.9%−2.2 pts
Median household income$89,062$78,260+$10,802
Per capita income$48,237$41,354+$6,883
Poverty rate9.3%12.4%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.467−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%27.9%+11.5 pts
Graduate degree13.8%9.8%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%7.0%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation68.1%63.2%+5.0 pts
Median home value$329,300$435,400−$106,100
Median gross rent$1,280$1,597−$317
Owner-occupied72.2%60.0%+12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%9.3%−0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%52.8%−7.5 pts
Average commute22.724.8−2.1
Worked from home17.6%11.9%+5.7 pts
Public transit to work1.8%2.2%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.7%11.4%−6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024