COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Jersey vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
New Jersey is 33% larger than Massachusetts. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
NEW JERSEYMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population9,343,8097,044,056+33% vs Massachusetts
Population density1,271903+367
Population growth5.7%7.4%−1.7 pts
Median age40.140.0+0.1
Male49.2%48.9%+0.3 pts
Female50.8%51.1%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born23.9%18.0%+5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.9%66.6%−15.7 pts
Black12.2%6.4%+5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.5%13.3%+9.2 pts
Asian10.0%7.3%+2.8 pts
Other4.4%6.5%−2.1 pts
Median household income$103,556$103,960−$404
Per capita income$54,253$57,897−$3,644
Poverty rate9.7%10.0%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%47.3%−3.7 pts
Graduate degree17.6%21.8%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%5.2%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation66.4%67.0%−0.6 pts
Median home value$454,400$562,100−$107,700
Median gross rent$1,720$1,762−$42
Owner-occupied63.8%62.5%+1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%8.1%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households49.1%48.9%+0.2 pts
Average commute30.529.1+1.5
Worked from home16.8%18.6%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work8.1%6.5%+1.6 pts
Uninsured7.5%2.6%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024