COMPARING TWO PLACES
Como vs Suffolk
PLACE A
Como, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Suffolk, Virginia
Como is 99% smaller than Suffolk. Suffolk earns more, with a median household income $35,166 higher. Suffolk has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 4%).
COMOSUFFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population758104,699−99% vs Suffolk
Population density687262+424
Population growth3.7%11.5%−7.8 pts
Median age35.638.7−3.1
Male46.1%48.6%−2.5 pts
Female53.9%51.4%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born23.5%4.4%+19.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.7%45.8%+8.0 pts
Black0.0%41.6%−41.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.9%5.2%+37.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other3.4%5.6%−2.2 pts
Median household income$57,500$92,666−$35,166
Per capita income$39,925$45,819−$5,894
Poverty rate26.0%9.4%+16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6520.434+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%33.3%−27.1 pts
Graduate degree2.2%13.1%−10.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.0%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation57.6%65.3%−7.7 pts
Median home value$169,800$347,400−$177,600
Median gross rent$955$1,563−$608
Owner-occupied66.1%70.7%−4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%6.4%+9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%53.1%−28.7 pts
Average commute35.430.2+5.2
Worked from home1.3%10.7%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured46.9%6.4%+40.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025