COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Maine
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Mississippi is 112% larger than Maine. Maine earns more, with a median household income $18,286 higher.
MISSISSIPPIMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7791,387,817+112% vs Maine
Population density6345+18
Population growth-0.2%2.6%−2.8 pts
Median age38.644.8−6.2
Male48.5%49.3%−0.8 pts
Female51.5%50.7%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born2.4%4.1%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%89.9%−34.7 pts
Black36.3%1.8%+34.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%2.2%+1.6 pts
Asian1.0%1.1%−0.1 pts
Other3.7%5.0%−1.2 pts
Median household income$56,447$74,733−$18,286
Per capita income$31,549$43,742−$12,193
Poverty rate18.9%10.7%+8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%36.2%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree9.9%13.7%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.8%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation57.4%61.7%−4.3 pts
Median home value$169,800$296,600−$126,800
Median gross rent$954$1,139−$185
Owner-occupied70.0%74.3%−4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%20.6%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%44.1%−0.4 pts
Average commute25.624.6+1.1
Worked from home5.9%15.9%−10.0 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.5%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.0%6.2%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024