COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mississippi vs Montana
PLACE A
Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Montana
Mississippi is 164% larger than Montana. Montana earns more, with a median household income $16,062 higher. Montana has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 0%).
MISSISSIPPIMONTANADIFFERENCE
Total population2,946,7791,116,875+164% vs Montana
Population density638+55
Population growth-0.2%9.6%−9.8 pts
Median age38.640.4−1.8
Male48.5%50.7%−2.2 pts
Female51.5%49.3%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born2.4%2.3%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.2%83.6%−28.4 pts
Black36.3%0.4%+35.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%4.6%−0.8 pts
Asian1.0%0.8%+0.2 pts
Other3.7%10.7%−6.9 pts
Median household income$56,447$72,509−$16,062
Per capita income$31,549$41,711−$10,162
Poverty rate18.9%11.5%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.465+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%35.2%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree9.9%12.0%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.6%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation57.4%62.9%−5.4 pts
Median home value$169,800$375,800−$206,000
Median gross rent$954$1,081−$127
Owner-occupied70.0%69.2%+0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%13.2%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.6%40.4%+3.2 pts
Average commute25.619.1+6.5
Worked from home5.9%12.5%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.6%−0.4 pts
Uninsured11.0%8.6%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024