COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbus vs Whitehall
PLACE A
Columbus, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Columbus is 74% smaller than Whitehall. Whitehall earns more, with a median household income $39,986 higher. Whitehall has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 1%).
COLUMBUSWHITEHALLDIFFERENCE
Total population3,82114,521−74% vs Whitehall
Population density1,2834,367−3,084
Population growth1.2%8.0%−6.8 pts
Median age34.643.2−8.6
Male48.7%50.9%−2.2 pts
Female51.3%49.1%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born12.3%14.6%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.2%77.7%−29.5 pts
Black8.4%4.3%+4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.5%1.8%+38.8 pts
Asian1.7%14.4%−12.7 pts
Other1.1%1.8%−0.7 pts
Median household income$49,418$89,404−$39,986
Per capita income$30,453$51,601−$21,148
Poverty rate31.5%6.7%+24.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.448+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%43.1%−15.3 pts
Graduate degree13.1%15.6%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%6.3%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%63.8%−12.4 pts
Median home value$241,700$236,200+$5,500
Median gross rent$879$915−$36
Owner-occupied68.8%75.1%−6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%5.7%+13.7 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%58.5%−29.2 pts
Average commute21.329.1−7.8
Worked from home9.3%16.5%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured13.0%7.7%+5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025