COMPARING TWO PLACES
Newbern vs Columbus
PLACE A
Newbern, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Newbern is 16% smaller than Columbus. Newbern earns more, with a median household income $9,037 higher.
NEWBERNCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,2223,821−16% vs Columbus
Population density7111,283−572
Population growth1.1%1.2%−0.1 pts
Median age34.034.6−0.6
Male47.9%48.7%−0.8 pts
Female52.1%51.3%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born1.3%12.3%−11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%48.2%+32.2 pts
Black11.2%8.4%+2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%40.5%−37.8 pts
Asian0.2%1.7%−1.5 pts
Other5.4%1.1%+4.3 pts
Median household income$58,455$49,418+$9,037
Per capita income$28,462$30,453−$1,991
Poverty rate18.0%31.5%−13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%27.8%−2.9 pts
Graduate degree6.5%13.1%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%3.2%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation57.2%51.4%+5.8 pts
Median home value$99,700$241,700−$142,000
Median gross rent$825$879−$54
Owner-occupied66.5%68.8%−2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%19.4%−13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households16.5%29.3%−12.9 pts
Average commute16.921.3−4.4
Worked from home7.9%9.3%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.9%13.0%−7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025