COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clearwater vs Columbus
PLACE A
Clearwater, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Clearwater is 2893% larger than Columbus. Clearwater earns more, with a median household income $16,963 higher. Clearwater has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
CLEARWATERCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population114,3643,821+2893% vs Columbus
Population density4,3691,283+3,086
Population growth8.9%1.2%+7.7 pts
Median age46.634.6+12.0
Male49.2%48.7%+0.5 pts
Female50.8%51.3%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born17.2%12.3%+4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%48.2%+16.9 pts
Black10.5%8.4%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.1%40.5%−23.5 pts
Asian2.8%1.7%+1.1 pts
Other4.5%1.1%+3.4 pts
Median household income$66,381$49,418+$16,963
Per capita income$44,653$30,453+$14,200
Poverty rate14.8%31.5%−16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%27.8%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree12.3%13.1%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%3.2%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation59.4%51.4%+8.0 pts
Median home value$361,300$241,700+$119,600
Median gross rent$1,658$879+$779
Owner-occupied58.6%68.8%−10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%19.4%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households59.3%29.3%+30.0 pts
Average commute22.721.3+1.4
Worked from home20.7%9.3%+11.4 pts
Public transit to work3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Uninsured15.1%13.0%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025