COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rhode Island vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Rhode Island
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Rhode Island is 63% smaller than Mississippi. Rhode Island earns more, with a median household income $31,349 higher.
RHODE ISLANDMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population1,101,8012,946,779−63% vs Mississippi
Population density1,06663+1,003
Population growth4.3%-0.2%+4.5 pts
Median age40.638.6+2.0
Male49.1%48.5%+0.6 pts
Female50.9%51.5%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born15.3%2.4%+12.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.0%55.2%+12.8 pts
Black4.9%36.3%−31.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.7%3.7%+14.0 pts
Asian3.5%1.0%+2.5 pts
Other5.9%3.7%+2.2 pts
Median household income$87,796$56,447+$31,349
Per capita income$47,150$31,549+$15,601
Poverty rate11.2%18.9%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4610.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%25.1%+12.6 pts
Graduate degree15.4%9.9%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.8%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation65.0%57.4%+7.6 pts
Median home value$404,200$169,800+$234,400
Median gross rent$1,342$954+$388
Owner-occupied63.6%70.0%−6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%14.6%−5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%43.6%+1.7 pts
Average commute25.525.6−0.1
Worked from home13.0%5.9%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.3%+1.5 pts
Uninsured4.4%11.0%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024