COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbus vs Deming
PLACE A
Columbus, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Deming, New Mexico
Columbus is 74% smaller than Deming. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $15,253 higher.
COLUMBUSDEMINGDIFFERENCE
Total population3,82114,944−74% vs Deming
Population density1,283894+389
Population growth1.2%-0.7%+1.9 pts
Median age34.635.2−0.6
Male48.7%51.1%−2.4 pts
Female51.3%48.9%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born12.3%17.5%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.2%22.6%+25.6 pts
Black8.4%1.5%+6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.5%71.9%−31.3 pts
Asian1.7%1.7%−0.0 pts
Other1.1%2.3%−1.2 pts
Median household income$49,418$34,165+$15,253
Per capita income$30,453$22,185+$8,268
Poverty rate31.5%30.9%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.460+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%15.9%+11.9 pts
Graduate degree13.1%4.5%+8.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.7%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation51.4%44.4%+7.0 pts
Median home value$241,700$127,400+$114,300
Median gross rent$879$586+$293
Owner-occupied68.8%65.8%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%19.3%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%42.2%−12.9 pts
Average commute21.317.4+3.9
Worked from home9.3%3.3%+6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured13.0%10.3%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025