COMPARING TWO PLACES
Commerce vs Josephine
PLACE A
Commerce, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Josephine, Texas
Commerce and Josephine are close in size. Josephine earns more, with a median household income $46,614 higher. Josephine has grown faster since 2000 (161% vs 13%).
COMMERCEJOSEPHINEDIFFERENCE
Total population9,92810,208−3% vs Josephine
Population density1,1915,649−4,458
Population growth12.5%161.0%−148.4 pts
Median age26.133.8−7.7
Male46.0%50.9%−4.9 pts
Female54.0%49.1%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born9.2%8.7%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.0%66.4%−15.3 pts
Black20.6%5.3%+15.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.6%22.9%−1.3 pts
Asian2.3%0.1%+2.2 pts
Other4.5%5.4%−0.9 pts
Median household income$44,386$91,000−$46,614
Per capita income$22,169$37,041−$14,872
Poverty rate23.4%5.8%+17.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.363+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%22.1%+8.0 pts
Graduate degree12.9%5.0%+7.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%1.8%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation63.7%66.0%−2.4 pts
Median home value$161,600$320,200−$158,600
Median gross rent$909$1,688−$779
Owner-occupied41.5%94.2%−52.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.1%5.6%+9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households51.8%40.2%+11.7 pts
Average commute19.949.2−29.3
Worked from home7.7%18.3%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured15.3%17.1%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025