Compare New York State (NY) vs Pennsylvania (PA) vs New Jersey (NJ) vs Massachusetts (MA) vs United States

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Overview
Total population 19,852,366 13,018,639 9,343,809 7,044,056 334,922,499
Rent $1,621 $1,209 $1,720 $1,762 $1,413
Year built 1959 1965 1970 1964 1980
Household income $85,974 $77,971 $103,556 $103,960 $80,734
Per capita income $50,712 $44,355 $54,253 $57,897 $44,673
Poverty rate 14.0% 11.7% 9.7% 10.0% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.3% 3.6% 4.5% 4.0% 4.0%
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 49.2% 44.6% 49.1% 48.9% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 19,852,366 13,018,639 9,343,809 7,044,056 334,922,499
Adults over 25 14,017,184 9,189,697 6,523,202 4,987,302 230,807,303
Total households 7,722,646 5,274,853 3,507,701 2,785,042 129,227,496
Household size 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $85,974 $77,971 $103,556 $103,960 $80,734
Per capita income $50,712 $44,355 $54,253 $57,897 $44,673
Poverty rate 14.0% 11.7% 9.7% 10.0% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.3% 3.6% 4.5% 4.0% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 49.2% 44.6% 49.1% 48.9% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,621 $1,209 $1,720 $1,762 $1,413
Year built 1959 1965 1970 1964 1980
Households that rent 45.7% 30.7% 36.2% 37.5% 34.8%
Households that own 54.3% 69.3% 63.8% 62.5% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.5
Race
White 55.2% 74.5% 54% 68.6% 61%
Black 14.4% 10.6% 12.8% 6.8% 12.2%
Asian 9.1% 3.8% 10.1% 7.3% 6%
Two or more races 10.3% 7.1% 12.4% 11.1% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 19.8% 8.7% 22.5% 13.3% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 80.2% 91.3% 77.5% 86.7% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 85.1% 84.4% 83.2% 81.4% 84.9%
Commute time to work 33.0 min 26.0 min 31.0 min 29.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 14.9% 15.6% 16.8% 18.6% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 24.6% 21.3% 22.8% 21.1% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 24.3% 32.9% 25.3% 22.6% 26%
Some college or associate degree 10.9% 10.6% 8.3% 9% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 40.2% 35.2% 43.6% 47.3% 35.7%