COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pheba vs Columbus
PLACE A
Pheba, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Pheba is 96% smaller than Columbus. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $30,286 higher.
PHEBACOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1623,821−96% vs Columbus
Population density781,283−1,205
Population growth–1.2%–
Median age27.534.6−7.1
Male4.3%48.7%−44.4 pts
Female95.7%51.3%+44.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.6%48.2%−34.6 pts
Black82.1%8.4%+73.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%40.5%−36.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$19,132$49,418−$30,286
Per capita income$13,591$30,453−$16,862
Poverty rate77.8%31.5%+46.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2570.513−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%27.8%+16.6 pts
Graduate degree44.4%13.1%+31.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation81.5%51.4%+30.1 pts
Median home value$211,800$241,700−$29,900
Median gross rent–$879–
Owner-occupied100.0%68.8%+31.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Rent-burdened households–29.3%–
Average commute–21.3–
Worked from home10.6%9.3%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured33.3%13.0%+20.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024