COMPARING TWO PLACES
Missouri vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Missouri is 12% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $33,258 higher.
MISSOURIMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population6,191,8147,044,056−12% vs Massachusetts
Population density90903−813
Population growth2.8%7.4%−4.6 pts
Median age39.040.0−1.0
Male49.3%48.9%+0.4 pts
Female50.7%51.1%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born4.5%18.0%−13.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%66.6%+9.7 pts
Black10.9%6.4%+4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%13.3%−8.1 pts
Asian2.1%7.3%−5.1 pts
Other5.5%6.5%−1.0 pts
Median household income$70,702$103,960−$33,258
Per capita income$39,695$57,897−$18,202
Poverty rate12.6%10.0%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%47.3%−14.9 pts
Graduate degree12.6%21.8%−9.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.2%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation63.1%67.0%−3.9 pts
Median home value$230,300$562,100−$331,800
Median gross rent$1,033$1,762−$729
Owner-occupied68.1%62.5%+5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%8.1%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households42.0%48.9%−6.9 pts
Average commute23.529.1−5.5
Worked from home13.0%18.6%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.8%6.5%−5.7 pts
Uninsured8.8%2.6%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024