COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nebraska vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Nebraska is 33% smaller than Mississippi. Nebraska earns more, with a median household income $20,028 higher. Nebraska has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 0%).
NEBRASKAMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population1,978,7072,946,779−33% vs Mississippi
Population density2663−37
Population growth7.4%-0.2%+7.6 pts
Median age37.238.6−1.4
Male50.3%48.5%+1.8 pts
Female49.7%51.5%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born8.0%2.4%+5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.3%55.2%+20.1 pts
Black4.6%36.3%−31.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%3.7%+9.0 pts
Asian2.6%1.0%+1.6 pts
Other4.8%3.7%+1.1 pts
Median household income$76,475$56,447+$20,028
Per capita income$41,751$31,549+$10,202
Poverty rate10.6%18.9%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%25.1%+9.4 pts
Graduate degree12.3%9.9%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%5.8%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation68.6%57.4%+11.2 pts
Median home value$238,600$169,800+$68,800
Median gross rent$1,072$954+$118
Owner-occupied66.5%70.0%−3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%14.6%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%43.6%−1.7 pts
Average commute19.225.6−6.4
Worked from home11.0%5.9%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.3%+0.2 pts
Uninsured7.2%11.0%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024