COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nebraska vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Nebraska is 72% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $27,485 higher.
NEBRASKAMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,978,7077,044,056−72% vs Massachusetts
Population density26903−877
Population growth7.4%7.4%+0.0 pts
Median age37.240.0−2.8
Male50.3%48.9%+1.4 pts
Female49.7%51.1%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born8.0%18.0%−10.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.3%66.6%+8.7 pts
Black4.6%6.4%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%13.3%−0.6 pts
Asian2.6%7.3%−4.7 pts
Other4.8%6.5%−1.6 pts
Median household income$76,475$103,960−$27,485
Per capita income$41,751$57,897−$16,146
Poverty rate10.6%10.0%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%47.3%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree12.3%21.8%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%5.2%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation68.6%67.0%+1.6 pts
Median home value$238,600$562,100−$323,500
Median gross rent$1,072$1,762−$690
Owner-occupied66.5%62.5%+4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%8.1%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%48.9%−7.0 pts
Average commute19.229.1−9.8
Worked from home11.0%18.6%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.5%6.5%−6.0 pts
Uninsured7.2%2.6%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024