COMPARING TWO PLACES
Longview vs Columbus
PLACE A
Longview, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Longview is 2078% larger than Columbus. Longview earns more, with a median household income $13,922 higher.
LONGVIEWCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population83,2363,821+2078% vs Columbus
Population density1,4911,283+208
Population growth1.5%1.2%+0.3 pts
Median age35.334.6+0.7
Male48.6%48.7%−0.1 pts
Female51.4%51.3%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born9.0%12.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.4%48.2%+3.2 pts
Black20.1%8.4%+11.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.8%40.5%−18.8 pts
Asian1.6%1.7%−0.1 pts
Other5.1%1.1%+4.0 pts
Median household income$63,340$49,418+$13,922
Per capita income$33,995$30,453+$3,542
Poverty rate17.3%31.5%−14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%27.8%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree7.8%13.1%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%3.2%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation61.7%51.4%+10.3 pts
Median home value$202,600$241,700−$39,100
Median gross rent$1,101$879+$222
Owner-occupied54.7%68.8%−14.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%19.4%−9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%29.3%+20.7 pts
Average commute20.721.3−0.6
Worked from home7.0%9.3%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured16.3%13.0%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025