COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wisconsin vs Rhode Island
PLACE A
Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Rhode Island
Wisconsin is 437% larger than Rhode Island. Rhode Island earns more, with a median household income $10,311 higher.
WISCONSINRHODE ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population5,914,8721,101,801+437% vs Rhode Island
Population density1091,066−956
Population growth3.6%4.3%−0.6 pts
Median age40.240.6−0.4
Male50.1%49.1%+1.0 pts
Female49.9%50.9%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born5.2%15.3%−10.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%68.0%+10.5 pts
Black5.9%4.9%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.0%17.7%−9.7 pts
Asian2.9%3.5%−0.5 pts
Other4.6%5.9%−1.3 pts
Median household income$77,485$87,796−$10,311
Per capita income$43,373$47,150−$3,777
Poverty rate10.6%11.2%−0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.461−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.4%37.7%−4.4 pts
Graduate degree11.4%15.4%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%5.8%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation65.3%65.0%+0.2 pts
Median home value$266,500$404,200−$137,700
Median gross rent$1,087$1,342−$255
Owner-occupied67.8%63.6%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%9.1%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%45.4%−4.3 pts
Average commute22.225.5−3.3
Worked from home13.1%13.0%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work1.1%1.7%−0.6 pts
Uninsured5.2%4.4%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024