COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orchard vs Columbus
PLACE A
Orchard, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Orchard is 91% smaller than Columbus. Orchard earns more, with a median household income $5,165 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -11%).
ORCHARDCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population3443,821−91% vs Columbus
Population density8561,283−427
Population growth-11.1%1.2%−12.3 pts
Median age47.634.6+13.0
Male41.4%48.7%−7.3 pts
Female58.6%51.3%+7.3 pts
Foreign-born7.7%12.3%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic20.4%48.2%−27.7 pts
Black1.8%8.4%−6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino77.8%40.5%+37.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$54,583$49,418+$5,165
Per capita income$40,575$30,453+$10,122
Poverty rate6.8%31.5%−24.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5830.513+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%27.8%−19.7 pts
Graduate degree4.3%13.1%−8.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation53.5%51.4%+2.1 pts
Median home value$231,300$241,700−$10,400
Median gross rent$1,205$879+$326
Owner-occupied76.0%68.8%+7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.6%19.4%−14.8 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%29.3%+70.7 pts
Average commute32.421.3+11.1
Worked from home0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.2%13.0%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025