COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nettleton vs Columbus
PLACE A
Nettleton, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Nettleton is 49% smaller than Columbus. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $7,576 higher.
NETTLETONCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9343,821−49% vs Columbus
Population density4801,283−803
Population growth-2.9%1.2%−4.1 pts
Median age42.934.6+8.3
Male53.7%48.7%+5.0 pts
Female46.3%51.3%−5.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%48.2%+17.5 pts
Black25.4%8.4%+17.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%40.5%−32.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.1%1.1%−0.1 pts
Median household income$41,842$49,418−$7,576
Per capita income$27,853$30,453−$2,600
Poverty rate20.8%31.5%−10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%27.8%−21.4 pts
Graduate degree3.1%13.1%−10.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%3.2%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation50.1%51.4%−1.4 pts
Median home value$119,900$241,700−$121,800
Median gross rent$933$879+$54
Owner-occupied71.5%68.8%+2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%19.4%−7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households64.4%29.3%+35.1 pts
Average commute26.821.3+5.5
Worked from home2.1%9.3%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%13.0%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025