COMPARING TWO PLACES
Garrison vs Columbus
PLACE A
Garrison, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Garrison is 78% smaller than Columbus. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -12%).
GARRISONCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population8333,821−78% vs Columbus
Population density7101,283−574
Population growth-11.8%1.2%−13.0 pts
Median age48.834.6+14.2
Male46.1%48.7%−2.6 pts
Female53.9%51.3%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born2.5%12.3%−9.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.1%48.2%+13.0 pts
Black25.1%8.4%+16.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%40.5%−35.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other8.9%1.1%+7.8 pts
Median household income$48,125$49,418−$1,293
Per capita income$30,320$30,453−$133
Poverty rate15.9%31.5%−15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%27.8%−11.5 pts
Graduate degree4.2%13.1%−8.9 pts
Unemployment rate14.3%3.2%+11.1 pts
Labor force participation55.4%51.4%+3.9 pts
Median home value$91,300$241,700−$150,400
Median gross rent$853$879−$26
Owner-occupied58.9%68.8%−9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%19.4%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households58.2%29.3%+28.9 pts
Average commute22.621.3+1.3
Worked from home8.2%9.3%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured23.2%13.0%+10.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025