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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Indiana & North Carolina

MEASUREINDIANANORTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states11,046,024#9 of 50 states−4,121,749
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states4,708,710#8 of 50 states−1,785,535
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states577,150#5 of 50 states−326,686
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,338#28 of 50 states−$234
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states5,369,487#9 of 50 states−1,963,308
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states223,064#11 of 50 states−77,575
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states104,484#4 of 50 states−100,369
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states3,285,188#8 of 50 states−1,298,929
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states43,422#19 of 50 states−23,628
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states828,181#7 of 50 states−504,840
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states25.7 min#24 of 50 states−1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$73,958#36 of 50 states−$1,999
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$42,777#27 of 50 states−$3,983
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$103,766#27 of 50 states−$8,201
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states540,299#9 of 50 states−301,355
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states1,425,406#9 of 50 states−534,595
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states1,108,733#9 of 50 states−411,719
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states200,773#10 of 50 states−56,451
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states77,929#11 of 50 states−30,828
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states9,910,035#8 of 50 states−3,594,004
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states927,893#6 of 50 states−415,086
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states7,272,581#9 of 50 states−2,682,822
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states4,081,977#8 of 50 states−1,545,810
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states4,322,363#9 of 50 states−1,474,887
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states737,537#10 of 50 states−340,445
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states301,920#6 of 50 states−146,370
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states6,514,175#9 of 50 states−1,372,115
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states2,151,963#5 of 50 states−1,532,285
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states87,869#6 of 50 states−81,954
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states395,550#14 of 50 states−209,225
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states1,324,570#9 of 50 states−697,954

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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