COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Hawaii
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Hawaii
Mississippi is 104% larger than Hawaii. Hawaii earns more, with a median household income $43,942 higher. Hawaii has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 0%).
MISSISSIPPIHAWAIIDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7791,445,235+104% vs Hawaii
Population density63225−162
Population growth-0.2%7.0%−7.2 pts
Median age38.640.9−2.3
Male48.5%50.2%−1.7 pts
Female51.5%49.8%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.4%17.9%−15.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%20.9%+34.3 pts
Black36.3%1.8%+34.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%9.9%−6.2 pts
Asian1.0%36.4%−35.4 pts
Other3.7%31.0%−27.2 pts
Median household income$56,447$100,389−$43,942
Per capita income$31,549$46,005−$14,456
Poverty rate18.9%10.0%+8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.451+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%36.1%−11.0 pts
Graduate degree9.9%13.3%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%4.9%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation57.4%63.7%−6.3 pts
Median home value$169,800$839,100−$669,300
Median gross rent$954$1,971−$1,017
Owner-occupied70.0%63.0%+7.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%13.3%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%52.1%−8.4 pts
Average commute25.626.2−0.5
Worked from home5.9%9.6%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%3.8%−3.6 pts
Uninsured11.0%3.6%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024