COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Mississippi is 58% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $47,513 higher. Massachusetts has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 0%).
MISSISSIPPIMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7797,044,056−58% vs Massachusetts
Population density63903−840
Population growth-0.2%7.4%−7.6 pts
Median age38.640.0−1.4
Male48.5%48.9%−0.4 pts
Female51.5%51.1%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born2.4%18.0%−15.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%66.6%−11.4 pts
Black36.3%6.4%+29.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%13.3%−9.6 pts
Asian1.0%7.3%−6.3 pts
Other3.7%6.5%−2.7 pts
Median household income$56,447$103,960−$47,513
Per capita income$31,549$57,897−$26,348
Poverty rate18.9%10.0%+8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.489Even
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%47.3%−22.1 pts
Graduate degree9.9%21.8%−11.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.2%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation57.4%67.0%−9.6 pts
Median home value$169,800$562,100−$392,300
Median gross rent$954$1,762−$808
Owner-occupied70.0%62.5%+7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%8.1%+6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%48.9%−5.3 pts
Average commute25.629.1−3.4
Worked from home5.9%18.6%−12.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%6.5%−6.2 pts
Uninsured11.0%2.6%+8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024