COMPARING TWO PLACES
Belgrade vs Columbus
PLACE A
Belgrade, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Belgrade is 243% larger than Columbus. Belgrade earns more, with a median household income $47,910 higher. Belgrade has grown faster since 2000 (42% vs 1%).
BELGRADECOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population13,1073,821+243% vs Columbus
Population density2,6941,283+1,411
Population growth41.6%1.2%+40.4 pts
Median age33.334.6−1.3
Male51.9%48.7%+3.2 pts
Female48.1%51.3%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born4.1%12.3%−8.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.0%48.2%+36.9 pts
Black0.3%8.4%−8.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%40.5%−33.6 pts
Asian0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
Other7.3%1.1%+6.1 pts
Median household income$97,328$49,418+$47,910
Per capita income$54,900$30,453+$24,447
Poverty rate11.2%31.5%−20.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%27.8%+9.7 pts
Graduate degree11.1%13.1%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%3.2%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation78.5%51.4%+27.0 pts
Median home value$535,200$241,700+$293,500
Median gross rent$1,877$879+$998
Owner-occupied56.1%68.8%−12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.8%19.4%−16.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%29.3%+16.1 pts
Average commute24.621.3+3.3
Worked from home10.8%9.3%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured7.9%13.0%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025