COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Mississippi
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
North Carolina is 264% larger than Mississippi. North Carolina earns more, with a median household income $15,941 higher. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 0%).
NORTH CAROLINAMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4042,946,779+264% vs Mississippi
Population density22163+158
Population growth9.5%-0.2%+9.7 pts
Median age39.138.6+0.5
Male48.9%48.5%+0.4 pts
Female51.1%51.5%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born9.1%2.4%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%55.2%+4.8 pts
Black20.0%36.3%−16.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%3.7%+7.6 pts
Asian3.3%1.0%+2.3 pts
Other5.4%3.7%+1.7 pts
Median household income$72,388$56,447+$15,941
Per capita income$41,385$31,549+$9,836
Poverty rate13.0%18.9%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.482Even
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%25.1%+10.5 pts
Graduate degree13.5%9.9%+3.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%5.8%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation62.8%57.4%+5.3 pts
Median home value$288,900$169,800+$119,100
Median gross rent$1,228$954+$274
Owner-occupied66.6%70.0%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%14.6%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%43.6%+1.1 pts
Average commute25.125.6−0.6
Worked from home16.3%5.9%+10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Uninsured9.9%11.0%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024