COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Iowa
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Iowa
Mississippi is 8% smaller than Iowa. Iowa earns more, with a median household income $18,612 higher.
MISSISSIPPIIOWADIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7793,210,507−8% vs Iowa
Population density6357+5
Population growth-0.2%4.7%−4.9 pts
Median age38.638.6Even
Male48.5%50.2%−1.7 pts
Female51.5%49.8%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.4%5.9%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%82.3%−27.1 pts
Black36.3%3.8%+32.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%7.3%−3.5 pts
Asian1.0%2.5%−1.5 pts
Other3.7%4.2%−0.4 pts
Median household income$56,447$75,059−$18,612
Per capita income$31,549$40,877−$9,328
Poverty rate18.9%11.1%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%31.4%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree9.9%10.5%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.6%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation57.4%66.4%−9.0 pts
Median home value$169,800$208,000−$38,200
Median gross rent$954$972−$18
Owner-occupied70.0%71.7%−1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%8.5%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%40.5%+3.1 pts
Average commute25.619.8+5.8
Worked from home5.9%11.3%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.7%−0.4 pts
Uninsured11.0%5.0%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024