COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Delaware
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Delaware
Mississippi is 189% larger than Delaware. Delaware earns more, with a median household income $28,507 higher. Delaware has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 0%).
MISSISSIPPIDELAWAREDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7791,021,191+189% vs Delaware
Population density63524−461
Population growth-0.2%10.2%−10.5 pts
Median age38.641.6−3.0
Male48.5%48.4%+0.1 pts
Female51.5%51.6%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born2.4%10.7%−8.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%58.1%−2.9 pts
Black36.3%21.4%+15.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%11.0%−7.3 pts
Asian1.0%4.3%−3.3 pts
Other3.7%5.2%−1.4 pts
Median household income$56,447$84,954−$28,507
Per capita income$31,549$45,375−$13,826
Poverty rate18.9%10.4%+8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%35.8%−10.6 pts
Graduate degree9.9%15.3%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.1%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation57.4%62.1%−4.6 pts
Median home value$169,800$352,000−$182,200
Median gross rent$954$1,401−$447
Owner-occupied70.0%73.0%−3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%13.4%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%46.6%−2.9 pts
Average commute25.626.0−0.3
Worked from home5.9%15.0%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.8%−1.6 pts
Uninsured11.0%6.3%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024