COMPARING TWO PLACES
Missouri vs Nevada
PLACE A
Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Nevada
Missouri is 94% larger than Nevada. Nevada earns more, with a median household income $7,558 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 3%).
MISSOURINEVADADIFFERENCE
Total population6,191,8143,184,612+94% vs Nevada
Population density9029+61
Population growth2.8%15.0%−12.2 pts
Median age39.039.1−0.1
Male49.3%50.4%−1.1 pts
Female50.7%49.6%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born4.5%19.1%−14.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%44.8%+31.5 pts
Black10.9%9.0%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%29.6%−24.4 pts
Asian2.1%8.8%−6.6 pts
Other5.5%7.9%−2.4 pts
Median household income$70,702$78,260−$7,558
Per capita income$39,695$41,354−$1,659
Poverty rate12.6%12.4%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.467Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%27.9%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree12.6%9.8%+2.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%7.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation63.1%63.2%−0.0 pts
Median home value$230,300$435,400−$205,100
Median gross rent$1,033$1,597−$564
Owner-occupied68.1%60.0%+8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%9.3%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households42.0%52.8%−10.7 pts
Average commute23.524.8−1.3
Worked from home13.0%11.9%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.8%2.2%−1.4 pts
Uninsured8.8%11.4%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024