COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Dakota vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
North Dakota is 89% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $27,303 higher. North Dakota has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 7%).
NORTH DAKOTAMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population784,8417,044,056−89% vs Massachusetts
Population density11903−892
Population growth15.8%7.4%+8.5 pts
Median age35.940.0−4.1
Male51.2%48.9%+2.4 pts
Female48.8%51.1%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born4.7%18.0%−13.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%66.6%+15.1 pts
Black3.3%6.4%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%13.3%−8.6 pts
Asian1.6%7.3%−5.6 pts
Other8.7%6.5%+2.2 pts
Median household income$76,657$103,960−$27,303
Per capita income$43,389$57,897−$14,508
Poverty rate10.8%10.0%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%47.3%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree9.7%21.8%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%5.2%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation68.6%67.0%+1.6 pts
Median home value$249,900$562,100−$312,200
Median gross rent$954$1,762−$808
Owner-occupied62.9%62.5%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%8.1%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households36.3%48.9%−12.6 pts
Average commute17.929.1−11.1
Worked from home8.1%18.6%−10.5 pts
Public transit to work0.3%6.5%−6.2 pts
Uninsured6.5%2.6%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024