COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Michigan
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Michigan
North Carolina is 6% larger than Michigan. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
NORTH CAROLINAMICHIGANDIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,40410,077,761+6% vs Michigan
Population density221178+42
Population growth9.5%2.0%+7.5 pts
Median age39.140.2−1.1
Male48.9%49.6%−0.7 pts
Female51.1%50.4%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born9.1%7.2%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%72.4%−12.4 pts
Black20.0%13.1%+6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%5.9%+5.4 pts
Asian3.3%3.4%−0.1 pts
Other5.4%5.3%+0.2 pts
Median household income$72,388$72,875−$487
Per capita income$41,385$40,735+$650
Poverty rate13.0%13.2%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.465+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%32.4%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree13.5%12.7%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%5.7%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation62.8%61.3%+1.5 pts
Median home value$288,900$231,600+$57,300
Median gross rent$1,228$1,129+$99
Owner-occupied66.6%73.2%−6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%11.8%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%46.4%−1.7 pts
Average commute25.124.2+0.9
Worked from home16.3%13.5%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.9%−0.3 pts
Uninsured9.9%4.9%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024