COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia County vs Greene County
PLACE A
Columbia County, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Greene County, Alabama
Columbia County is 210% larger than Greene County. Columbia County earns more, with a median household income $26,134 higher. Columbia County has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -15%).
COLUMBIA COUNTYGREENE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population21,8947,067+210% vs Greene County
Population density2911+18
Population growth-7.1%-14.5%+7.4 pts
Median age34.242.5−8.3
Male48.4%47.8%+0.6 pts
Female51.6%52.2%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born1.6%0.6%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.2%17.8%+40.3 pts
Black34.4%81.2%−46.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%0.1%+3.3 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other3.6%0.8%+2.8 pts
Median household income$55,334$29,200+$26,134
Per capita income$27,130$20,358+$6,772
Poverty rate21.1%40.1%−19.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.518−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%15.1%+6.8 pts
Graduate degree7.4%5.3%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%4.0%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation55.6%40.3%+15.4 pts
Median home value$152,100$81,200+$70,900
Median gross rent$649$432+$217
Owner-occupied70.7%61.6%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.8%24.6%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.2%33.0%−8.8 pts
Average commute22.329.4−7.1
Worked from home5.4%4.7%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured7.5%13.7%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025