COMPARING TWO PLACES
Norfolk vs Columbus
PLACE A
Norfolk, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Norfolk is 5946% larger than Columbus. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $16,691 higher.
NORFOLKCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population231,0133,821+5946% vs Columbus
Population density4,3361,283+3,053
Population growth-2.0%1.2%−3.2 pts
Median age32.734.6−1.9
Male50.7%48.7%+2.0 pts
Female49.3%51.3%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born7.9%12.3%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.2%48.2%−7.0 pts
Black38.9%8.4%+30.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.1%40.5%−30.4 pts
Asian3.6%1.7%+1.9 pts
Other6.1%1.1%+5.0 pts
Median household income$66,109$49,418+$16,691
Per capita income$39,457$30,453+$9,004
Poverty rate16.5%31.5%−15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4740.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%27.8%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree14.1%13.1%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%3.2%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation69.8%51.4%+18.4 pts
Median home value$289,900$241,700+$48,200
Median gross rent$1,321$879+$442
Owner-occupied46.3%68.8%−22.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%19.4%−11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%29.3%+23.5 pts
Average commute23.021.3+1.7
Worked from home10.2%9.3%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Uninsured9.1%13.0%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025