COMPARING TWO PLACES
Okolona vs Columbus
PLACE A
Okolona, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Okolona is 37% smaller than Columbus. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $23,376 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -7%).
OKOLONACOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,3943,821−37% vs Columbus
Population density3341,283−950
Population growth-6.6%1.2%−7.9 pts
Median age35.534.6+0.9
Male41.9%48.7%−6.9 pts
Female58.1%51.3%+6.9 pts
Foreign-born0.4%12.3%−11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic17.3%48.2%−30.9 pts
Black81.2%8.4%+72.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.5%−40.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.5%1.1%+0.3 pts
Median household income$26,042$49,418−$23,376
Per capita income$18,207$30,453−$12,246
Poverty rate43.2%31.5%+11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4920.513−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%27.8%−19.2 pts
Graduate degree2.4%13.1%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate13.8%3.2%+10.6 pts
Labor force participation48.7%51.4%−2.7 pts
Median home value$92,200$241,700−$149,500
Median gross rent$582$879−$297
Owner-occupied42.9%68.8%−25.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.4%19.4%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households37.2%29.3%+7.9 pts
Average commute22.721.3+1.4
Worked from home3.5%9.3%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.5%13.0%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025