COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leigh vs Columbus
PLACE A
Leigh, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Leigh is 88% smaller than Columbus. Leigh earns more, with a median household income $14,082 higher. Leigh has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
LEIGHCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population4623,821−88% vs Columbus
Population density7711,283−512
Population growth7.4%1.2%+6.2 pts
Median age39.634.6+5.0
Male43.3%48.7%−5.4 pts
Female56.7%51.3%+5.4 pts
Foreign-born3.4%12.3%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.3%48.2%+33.1 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.5%40.5%−29.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other7.2%1.1%+6.1 pts
Median household income$63,500$49,418+$14,082
Per capita income$36,067$30,453+$5,614
Poverty rate6.1%31.5%−25.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.513−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%27.8%−9.6 pts
Graduate degree4.9%13.1%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation60.8%51.4%+9.3 pts
Median home value$95,400$241,700−$146,300
Median gross rent$805$879−$74
Owner-occupied86.8%68.8%+18.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.7%19.4%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households18.5%29.3%−10.8 pts
Average commute21.621.3+0.3
Worked from home1.0%9.3%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.6%13.0%−11.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025