COMPARING TWO PLACES
Adams vs Columbus
PLACE A
Adams, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Adams is 90% smaller than Columbus. Adams earns more, with a median household income $7,794 higher. Adams has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 1%).
ADAMSCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population3853,821−90% vs Columbus
Population density1,0851,283−199
Population growth11.1%1.2%+9.9 pts
Median age49.934.6+15.3
Male24.3%48.7%−24.4 pts
Female75.7%51.3%+24.4 pts
Foreign-born2.1%12.3%−10.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%48.2%+51.8 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.5%−40.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$57,212$49,418+$7,794
Per capita income$25,616$30,453−$4,837
Poverty rate2.1%31.5%−29.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2980.513−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%27.8%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree5.1%13.1%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation36.6%51.4%−14.8 pts
Median home value$225,000$241,700−$16,700
Median gross rent$541$879−$338
Owner-occupied91.6%68.8%+22.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.1%19.4%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%29.3%−29.3 pts
Average commute25.221.3+3.9
Worked from home12.1%9.3%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured35.6%13.0%+22.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025