COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Texas
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Texas
Minnesota is 81% smaller than Texas. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $10,586 higher. Texas has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 8%).
MINNESOTATEXASDIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,44530,188,424−81% vs Texas
Population density72116−43
Population growth7.6%15.9%−8.3 pts
Median age38.835.6+3.2
Male50.1%49.9%+0.2 pts
Female49.9%50.1%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born8.7%17.6%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%39.1%+36.8 pts
Black6.9%11.9%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%39.7%−33.3 pts
Asian5.1%5.5%−0.4 pts
Other5.7%3.8%+1.9 pts
Median household income$89,062$78,476+$10,586
Per capita income$48,237$40,752+$7,485
Poverty rate9.3%13.8%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.478−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%33.8%+5.6 pts
Graduate degree13.8%12.3%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%5.3%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation68.1%65.3%+2.9 pts
Median home value$329,300$283,800+$45,500
Median gross rent$1,280$1,403−$123
Owner-occupied72.2%62.6%+9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%9.4%−0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%48.5%−3.2 pts
Average commute22.726.7−4.0
Worked from home17.6%14.4%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.9%+0.9 pts
Uninsured4.7%17.1%−12.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024