COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ackerman vs Columbus
PLACE A
Ackerman, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Ackerman is 60% smaller than Columbus. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
ACKERMANCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5363,821−60% vs Columbus
Population density6831,283−600
Population growth5.6%1.2%+4.4 pts
Median age43.334.6+8.7
Male41.4%48.7%−7.4 pts
Female58.6%51.3%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.0%48.2%+5.8 pts
Black44.2%8.4%+35.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%40.5%−39.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.4%1.1%−0.7 pts
Median household income$48,083$49,418−$1,335
Per capita income$25,583$30,453−$4,870
Poverty rate21.3%31.5%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%27.8%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree8.2%13.1%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate23.6%3.2%+20.4 pts
Labor force participation50.2%51.4%−1.2 pts
Median home value$147,300$241,700−$94,400
Median gross rent$555$879−$324
Owner-occupied65.7%68.8%−3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%19.4%−7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%29.3%+8.2 pts
Average commute29.221.3+7.9
Worked from home5.5%9.3%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.0%13.0%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025