COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbus vs Ham Lake
PLACE A
Columbus, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Ham Lake, Minnesota
Columbus is 78% smaller than Ham Lake. Ham Lake earns more, with a median household income $70,717 higher. Ham Lake has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 1%).
COLUMBUSHAM LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,82117,104−78% vs Ham Lake
Population density1,283497+786
Population growth1.2%7.6%−6.4 pts
Median age34.643.8−9.2
Male48.7%51.8%−3.1 pts
Female51.3%48.2%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born12.3%3.7%+8.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.2%89.4%−41.2 pts
Black8.4%0.1%+8.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.5%2.6%+38.0 pts
Asian1.7%4.4%−2.7 pts
Other1.1%3.5%−2.3 pts
Median household income$49,418$120,135−$70,717
Per capita income$30,453$53,119−$22,666
Poverty rate31.5%4.0%+27.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.393+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%36.9%−9.1 pts
Graduate degree13.1%10.0%+3.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%3.4%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation51.4%63.8%−12.4 pts
Median home value$241,700$442,500−$200,800
Median gross rent$879$1,173−$294
Owner-occupied68.8%93.7%−25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%1.1%+18.2 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%51.6%−22.3 pts
Average commute21.328.6−7.3
Worked from home9.3%16.9%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured13.0%3.5%+9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025