COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nevada vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Nevada
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Nevada is 55% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $25,700 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 7%).
NEVADAMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,184,6127,044,056−55% vs Massachusetts
Population density29903−874
Population growth15.0%7.4%+7.6 pts
Median age39.140.0−0.9
Male50.4%48.9%+1.5 pts
Female49.6%51.1%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born19.1%18.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.8%66.6%−21.8 pts
Black9.0%6.4%+2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.6%13.3%+16.3 pts
Asian8.8%7.3%+1.5 pts
Other7.9%6.5%+1.4 pts
Median household income$78,260$103,960−$25,700
Per capita income$41,354$57,897−$16,543
Poverty rate12.4%10.0%+2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%47.3%−19.4 pts
Graduate degree9.8%21.8%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%5.2%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation63.2%67.0%−3.8 pts
Median home value$435,400$562,100−$126,700
Median gross rent$1,597$1,762−$165
Owner-occupied60.0%62.5%−2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%8.1%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%48.9%+3.9 pts
Average commute24.829.1−4.3
Worked from home11.9%18.6%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work2.2%6.5%−4.3 pts
Uninsured11.4%2.6%+8.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024