COMPARING TWO PLACES
Missouri vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Missouri is 110% larger than Mississippi. Missouri earns more, with a median household income $14,255 higher.
MISSOURIMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population6,191,8142,946,779+110% vs Mississippi
Population density9063+27
Population growth2.8%-0.2%+3.0 pts
Median age39.038.6+0.4
Male49.3%48.5%+0.8 pts
Female50.7%51.5%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born4.5%2.4%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%55.2%+21.1 pts
Black10.9%36.3%−25.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%3.7%+1.5 pts
Asian2.1%1.0%+1.1 pts
Other5.5%3.7%+1.7 pts
Median household income$70,702$56,447+$14,255
Per capita income$39,695$31,549+$8,146
Poverty rate12.6%18.9%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%25.1%+7.3 pts
Graduate degree12.6%9.9%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.8%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation63.1%57.4%+5.7 pts
Median home value$230,300$169,800+$60,500
Median gross rent$1,033$954+$79
Owner-occupied68.1%70.0%−1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%14.6%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.0%43.6%−1.6 pts
Average commute23.525.6−2.1
Worked from home13.0%5.9%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.3%+0.6 pts
Uninsured8.8%11.0%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024