COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Florida
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Florida
Mississippi is 87% smaller than Florida. Florida earns more, with a median household income $18,121 higher. Florida has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 0%).
MISSISSIPPIFLORIDADIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,77922,416,077−87% vs Florida
Population density63418−355
Population growth-0.2%14.6%−14.8 pts
Median age38.642.6−4.0
Male48.5%49.1%−0.6 pts
Female51.5%50.9%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born2.4%21.9%−19.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%50.4%+4.8 pts
Black36.3%14.6%+21.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%27.4%−23.7 pts
Asian1.0%2.9%−1.9 pts
Other3.7%4.7%−0.9 pts
Median household income$56,447$74,568−$18,121
Per capita income$31,549$42,609−$11,060
Poverty rate18.9%12.6%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.485Even
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%34.1%−9.0 pts
Graduate degree9.9%12.9%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%4.8%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation57.4%59.8%−2.3 pts
Median home value$169,800$359,000−$189,200
Median gross rent$954$1,669−$715
Owner-occupied70.0%67.6%+2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%14.7%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%56.3%−12.6 pts
Average commute25.628.0−2.4
Worked from home5.9%15.7%−9.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.2%−0.9 pts
Uninsured11.0%11.5%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024