COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbus vs DeForest
PLACE A
Columbus, Texas
VS
PLACE B
DeForest, Wisconsin
Columbus is 71% smaller than DeForest. DeForest earns more, with a median household income $57,001 higher. DeForest has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 1%).
COLUMBUSDEFORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population3,82113,094−71% vs DeForest
Population density1,2831,508−225
Population growth1.2%21.0%−19.8 pts
Median age34.640.7−6.1
Male48.7%48.0%+0.7 pts
Female51.3%52.0%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born12.3%3.5%+8.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.2%81.3%−33.1 pts
Black8.4%2.3%+6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.5%7.9%+32.6 pts
Asian1.7%2.0%−0.3 pts
Other1.1%6.5%−5.4 pts
Median household income$49,418$106,419−$57,001
Per capita income$30,453$53,093−$22,640
Poverty rate31.5%5.7%+25.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.413+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%41.7%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree13.1%14.5%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.4%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation51.4%71.2%−19.8 pts
Median home value$241,700$359,600−$117,900
Median gross rent$879$1,442−$563
Owner-occupied68.8%77.9%−9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%4.6%+14.7 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%27.8%+1.5 pts
Average commute21.326.2−4.9
Worked from home9.3%20.0%−10.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.0%3.8%+9.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025