COMPARING TWO PLACES
Abie vs Columbus
PLACE A
Abie, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Abie is 98% smaller than Columbus. Abie earns more, with a median household income $6,520 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
ABIECOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population673,821−98% vs Columbus
Population density7201,283−563
Population growth-5.8%1.2%−7.0 pts
Median age43.534.6+8.9
Male61.0%48.7%+12.3 pts
Female39.0%51.3%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born8.5%12.3%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.5%48.2%+43.4 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.5%40.5%−32.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$55,938$49,418+$6,520
Per capita income$27,459$30,453−$2,994
Poverty rate10.2%31.5%−21.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%27.8%−20.7 pts
Graduate degree2.4%13.1%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation60.5%51.4%+9.0 pts
Median home value$72,500$241,700−$169,200
Median gross rent$325$879−$554
Owner-occupied70.4%68.8%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%29.3%−29.3 pts
Average commute20.821.3−0.5
Worked from home7.7%9.3%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.2%13.0%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025