COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hamilton vs Columbus
PLACE A
Hamilton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Hamilton is 21% smaller than Columbus. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $5,638 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
HAMILTONCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,0163,821−21% vs Columbus
Population density8701,283−413
Population growth-6.5%1.2%−7.7 pts
Median age40.534.6+5.9
Male48.4%48.7%−0.3 pts
Female51.6%51.3%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born9.4%12.3%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%48.2%+28.3 pts
Black0.3%8.4%−8.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.8%40.5%−18.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.5%1.1%+0.4 pts
Median household income$43,780$49,418−$5,638
Per capita income$25,230$30,453−$5,223
Poverty rate15.5%31.5%−16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%27.8%−12.4 pts
Graduate degree5.9%13.1%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%3.2%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation55.4%51.4%+4.0 pts
Median home value$102,100$241,700−$139,600
Median gross rent$888$879+$9
Owner-occupied68.6%68.8%−0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.4%19.4%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households53.0%29.3%+23.7 pts
Average commute10.121.3−11.2
Worked from home1.4%9.3%−7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.0%13.0%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025