COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Missouri
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Missouri
North Carolina is 73% larger than Missouri. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 3%).
NORTH CAROLINAMISSOURIDIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4046,191,814+73% vs Missouri
Population density22190+131
Population growth9.5%2.8%+6.7 pts
Median age39.139.0+0.1
Male48.9%49.3%−0.4 pts
Female51.1%50.7%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born9.1%4.5%+4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%76.3%−16.3 pts
Black20.0%10.9%+9.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%5.2%+6.1 pts
Asian3.3%2.1%+1.2 pts
Other5.4%5.5%−0.1 pts
Median household income$72,388$70,702+$1,686
Per capita income$41,385$39,695+$1,690
Poverty rate13.0%12.6%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.465+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%32.4%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree13.5%12.6%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.0%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation62.8%63.1%−0.4 pts
Median home value$288,900$230,300+$58,600
Median gross rent$1,228$1,033+$195
Owner-occupied66.6%68.1%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%11.2%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%42.0%+2.7 pts
Average commute25.123.5+1.5
Worked from home16.3%13.0%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.8%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.9%8.8%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024