COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbus vs Franklin
PLACE A
Columbus, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Columbus is 1353% larger than Franklin. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $7,439 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -14%).
COLUMBUSFRANKLINDIFFERENCE
Total population3,821263+1353% vs Franklin
Population density1,283441+843
Population growth1.2%-13.9%+15.1 pts
Median age34.637.2−2.6
Male48.7%59.6%−10.9 pts
Female51.3%40.4%+10.9 pts
Foreign-born12.3%3.4%+8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.2%76.6%−28.4 pts
Black8.4%0.4%+8.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.5%16.6%+23.9 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other1.1%6.4%−5.3 pts
Median household income$49,418$41,979+$7,439
Per capita income$30,453$26,686+$3,767
Poverty rate31.5%35.6%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.395+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%9.1%+18.7 pts
Graduate degree13.1%2.1%+11.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%7.5%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation51.4%68.5%−17.1 pts
Median home value$241,700$45,500+$196,200
Median gross rent$879$960−$81
Owner-occupied68.8%69.3%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%27.9%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%76.2%−46.9 pts
Average commute21.317.4+3.9
Worked from home9.3%7.7%+1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured13.0%6.4%+6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025