COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nevada vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Nevada
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Nevada is 8% larger than Mississippi. Nevada earns more, with a median household income $21,813 higher. Nevada has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 0%).
NEVADAMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population3,184,6122,946,779+8% vs Mississippi
Population density2963−34
Population growth15.0%-0.2%+15.2 pts
Median age39.138.6+0.5
Male50.4%48.5%+1.9 pts
Female49.6%51.5%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born19.1%2.4%+16.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.8%55.2%−10.4 pts
Black9.0%36.3%−27.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.6%3.7%+25.9 pts
Asian8.8%1.0%+7.7 pts
Other7.9%3.7%+4.1 pts
Median household income$78,260$56,447+$21,813
Per capita income$41,354$31,549+$9,805
Poverty rate12.4%18.9%−6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%25.1%+2.8 pts
Graduate degree9.8%9.9%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%5.8%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation63.2%57.4%+5.7 pts
Median home value$435,400$169,800+$265,600
Median gross rent$1,597$954+$643
Owner-occupied60.0%70.0%−10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%14.6%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%43.6%+9.1 pts
Average commute24.825.6−0.8
Worked from home11.9%5.9%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work2.2%0.3%+2.0 pts
Uninsured11.4%11.0%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024