COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Minnesota
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Minnesota
North Carolina is 87% larger than Minnesota. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $16,674 higher.
NORTH CAROLINAMINNESOTADIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4045,739,445+87% vs Minnesota
Population density22172+149
Population growth9.5%7.6%+1.9 pts
Median age39.138.8+0.3
Male48.9%50.1%−1.2 pts
Female51.1%49.9%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born9.1%8.7%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%75.9%−15.9 pts
Black20.0%6.9%+13.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%6.4%+4.9 pts
Asian3.3%5.1%−1.8 pts
Other5.4%5.7%−0.3 pts
Median household income$72,388$89,062−$16,674
Per capita income$41,385$48,237−$6,852
Poverty rate13.0%9.3%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.453+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%39.4%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree13.5%13.8%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.1%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation62.8%68.1%−5.4 pts
Median home value$288,900$329,300−$40,400
Median gross rent$1,228$1,280−$52
Owner-occupied66.6%72.2%−5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%9.3%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%45.3%−0.6 pts
Average commute25.122.7+2.4
Worked from home16.3%17.6%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.8%−1.1 pts
Uninsured9.9%4.7%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024