COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Missouri
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Missouri
Mississippi is 52% smaller than Missouri. Missouri earns more, with a median household income $14,255 higher.
MISSISSIPPIMISSOURIDIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7796,191,814−52% vs Missouri
Population density6390−27
Population growth-0.2%2.8%−3.0 pts
Median age38.639.0−0.4
Male48.5%49.3%−0.8 pts
Female51.5%50.7%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born2.4%4.5%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%76.3%−21.1 pts
Black36.3%10.9%+25.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%5.2%−1.5 pts
Asian1.0%2.1%−1.1 pts
Other3.7%5.5%−1.7 pts
Median household income$56,447$70,702−$14,255
Per capita income$31,549$39,695−$8,146
Poverty rate18.9%12.6%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.465+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%32.4%−7.3 pts
Graduate degree9.9%12.6%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%4.0%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation57.4%63.1%−5.7 pts
Median home value$169,800$230,300−$60,500
Median gross rent$954$1,033−$79
Owner-occupied70.0%68.1%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%11.2%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%42.0%+1.6 pts
Average commute25.623.5+2.1
Worked from home5.9%13.0%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.8%−0.6 pts
Uninsured11.0%8.8%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024