COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Louisiana
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Louisiana
Mississippi is 36% smaller than Louisiana. Louisiana earns more, with a median household income $4,309 higher.
MISSISSIPPILOUISIANADIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7794,611,961−36% vs Louisiana
Population density63107−44
Population growth-0.2%2.7%−2.9 pts
Median age38.638.0+0.6
Male48.5%48.9%−0.4 pts
Female51.5%51.1%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born2.4%4.9%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%55.7%−0.5 pts
Black36.3%30.5%+5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%7.2%−3.5 pts
Asian1.0%1.7%−0.7 pts
Other3.7%4.8%−1.1 pts
Median household income$56,447$60,756−$4,309
Per capita income$31,549$35,038−$3,489
Poverty rate18.9%18.9%−0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%27.0%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree9.9%10.1%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%6.3%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation57.4%59.3%−1.9 pts
Median home value$169,800$216,500−$46,700
Median gross rent$954$1,064−$110
Owner-occupied70.0%67.4%+2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%14.4%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%47.7%−4.1 pts
Average commute25.625.7−0.0
Worked from home5.9%8.1%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.9%−0.6 pts
Uninsured11.0%7.8%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024