COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Idaho
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Idaho
Mississippi is 52% larger than Idaho. Idaho earns more, with a median household income $21,353 higher. Idaho has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 0%).
MISSISSIPPIIDAHODIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7791,934,262+52% vs Idaho
Population density6323+39
Population growth-0.2%17.3%−17.5 pts
Median age38.637.3+1.3
Male48.5%50.3%−1.8 pts
Female51.5%49.7%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born2.4%5.9%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%78.6%−23.4 pts
Black36.3%0.7%+35.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%13.6%−9.9 pts
Asian1.0%1.3%−0.3 pts
Other3.7%5.7%−2.0 pts
Median household income$56,447$77,800−$21,353
Per capita income$31,549$38,952−$7,403
Poverty rate18.9%10.6%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%31.8%−6.7 pts
Graduate degree9.9%10.5%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.7%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation57.4%63.0%−5.6 pts
Median home value$169,800$418,600−$248,800
Median gross rent$954$1,238−$284
Owner-occupied70.0%72.1%−2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%10.3%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%43.4%+0.2 pts
Average commute25.621.6+4.0
Worked from home5.9%13.3%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.5%−0.3 pts
Uninsured11.0%9.1%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024