COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pierce vs Columbus
PLACE A
Pierce, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Pierce is 72% smaller than Columbus. Pierce earns more, with a median household income $11,832 higher. Pierce has grown faster since 2000 (32% vs 1%).
PIERCECOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0863,821−72% vs Columbus
Population density5841,283−699
Population growth31.5%1.2%+30.3 pts
Median age35.934.6+1.3
Male45.5%48.7%−3.2 pts
Female54.5%51.3%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born8.2%12.3%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.9%48.2%+21.8 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.7%40.5%−16.8 pts
Asian0.6%1.7%−1.1 pts
Other5.7%1.1%+4.6 pts
Median household income$61,250$49,418+$11,832
Per capita income$33,326$30,453+$2,873
Poverty rate3.0%31.5%−28.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%27.8%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree11.8%13.1%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate15.6%3.2%+12.5 pts
Labor force participation64.4%51.4%+12.9 pts
Median home value$330,400$241,700+$88,700
Median gross rent$1,225$879+$346
Owner-occupied84.2%68.8%+15.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Rent-burdened households61.5%29.3%+32.2 pts
Average commute35.721.3+14.5
Worked from home5.5%9.3%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured25.2%13.0%+12.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025