COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bradshaw vs Columbus
PLACE A
Bradshaw, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Bradshaw is 95% smaller than Columbus. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $27,302 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -39%).
BRADSHAWCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1763,821−95% vs Columbus
Population density2271,283−1,056
Population growth-38.6%1.2%−39.8 pts
Median age50.834.6+16.2
Male50.8%48.7%+2.1 pts
Female49.2%51.3%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.6%48.2%+37.5 pts
Black2.4%8.4%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.5%−40.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other11.9%1.1%+10.8 pts
Median household income$22,116$49,418−$27,302
Per capita income$27,458$30,453−$2,995
Poverty rate14.7%31.5%−16.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%27.8%−11.2 pts
Graduate degree14.1%13.1%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate12.6%3.2%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation38.3%51.4%−13.2 pts
Median home value$54,600$241,700−$187,100
Median gross rent$587$879−$292
Owner-occupied58.9%68.8%−9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%19.4%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%29.3%+13.0 pts
Average commute48.821.3+27.5
Worked from home34.0%9.3%+24.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.9%13.0%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025