COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbus vs Starkville
PLACE A
Columbus, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Starkville, Colorado
Columbus is 5689% larger than Starkville. Starkville earns more, with a median household income $18,309 higher.
COLUMBUSSTARKVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,82166+5689% vs Starkville
Population density1,283904+379
Population growth1.2%5.1%−3.9 pts
Median age34.658.5−23.9
Male48.7%41.2%+7.5 pts
Female51.3%58.8%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born12.3%0.0%+12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.2%19.6%+28.6 pts
Black8.4%0.0%+8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.5%80.4%−39.8 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Median household income$49,418$67,727−$18,309
Per capita income$30,453$31,753−$1,300
Poverty rate31.5%12.7%+18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.306+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%3.4%+24.4 pts
Graduate degree13.1%0.0%+13.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation51.4%63.9%−12.5 pts
Median home value$241,700$95,000+$146,700
Median gross rent$879$1,092−$213
Owner-occupied68.8%63.6%+5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%14.3%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%54.2%−24.8 pts
Average commute21.316.3+5.0
Worked from home9.3%9.7%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.0%20.6%−7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025