COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Kansas
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Mississippi and Kansas are close in size. Kansas earns more, with a median household income $17,828 higher.
MISSISSIPPIKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7792,947,197−0% vs Kansas
Population density6336+27
Population growth-0.2%3.0%−3.2 pts
Median age38.637.4+1.2
Male48.5%50.2%−1.7 pts
Female51.5%49.8%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.4%7.4%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%72.7%−17.5 pts
Black36.3%5.2%+31.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%13.6%−9.8 pts
Asian1.0%2.9%−1.9 pts
Other3.7%5.7%−1.9 pts
Median household income$56,447$74,275−$17,828
Per capita income$31,549$40,978−$9,429
Poverty rate18.9%11.3%+7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%35.6%−10.5 pts
Graduate degree9.9%13.4%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.9%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation57.4%66.1%−8.7 pts
Median home value$169,800$217,200−$47,400
Median gross rent$954$1,060−$106
Owner-occupied70.0%67.2%+2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%9.2%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%40.4%+3.3 pts
Average commute25.619.7+5.9
Worked from home5.9%11.8%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.0%8.8%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024