COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Maine
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Maine
North Carolina is 673% larger than Maine. Maine earns more, with a median household income $2,345 higher. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 3%).
NORTH CAROLINAMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4041,387,817+673% vs Maine
Population density22145+176
Population growth9.5%2.6%+6.9 pts
Median age39.144.8−5.7
Male48.9%49.3%−0.4 pts
Female51.1%50.7%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born9.1%4.1%+5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%89.9%−29.9 pts
Black20.0%1.8%+18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%2.2%+9.1 pts
Asian3.3%1.1%+2.1 pts
Other5.4%5.0%+0.4 pts
Median household income$72,388$74,733−$2,345
Per capita income$41,385$43,742−$2,357
Poverty rate13.0%10.7%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%36.2%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree13.5%13.7%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%3.8%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation62.8%61.7%+1.0 pts
Median home value$288,900$296,600−$7,700
Median gross rent$1,228$1,139+$89
Owner-occupied66.6%74.3%−7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%20.6%−8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%44.1%+0.7 pts
Average commute25.124.6+0.5
Worked from home16.3%15.9%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.5%+0.2 pts
Uninsured9.9%6.2%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024