COMPARING TWO PLACES
Friend vs Columbus
PLACE A
Friend, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Friend is 75% smaller than Columbus. Friend earns more, with a median household income $41,491 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -7%).
FRIENDCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population9503,821−75% vs Columbus
Population density1,1491,283−134
Population growth-7.1%1.2%−8.3 pts
Median age32.134.6−2.5
Male49.5%48.7%+0.8 pts
Female50.5%51.3%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born5.9%12.3%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.0%48.2%+40.8 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.9%40.5%−30.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.1%1.1%−0.0 pts
Median household income$90,909$49,418+$41,491
Per capita income$38,179$30,453+$7,726
Poverty rate6.1%31.5%−25.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%27.8%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree11.2%13.1%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%3.2%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation75.7%51.4%+24.3 pts
Median home value$173,800$241,700−$67,900
Median gross rent$810$879−$69
Owner-occupied85.1%68.8%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%19.4%−12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%29.3%+11.3 pts
Average commute40.421.3+19.1
Worked from home2.1%9.3%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.7%13.0%−11.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025