COMPARING TWO PLACES
Porterville vs Columbus
PLACE A
Porterville, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Porterville is 100% smaller than Columbus.
PORTERVILLECOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population03,821−100% vs Columbus
Population density01,283−1,283
Population growth–1.2%–
Median age28.534.6−6.1
Male–48.7%–
Female–51.3%–
Foreign-born–12.3%–
White, non-Hispanic44.1%48.2%−4.0 pts
Black52.9%8.4%+44.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.5%−40.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other–1.1%–
Median household income–$49,418–
Per capita income–$30,453–
Poverty rate–31.5%–
Income inequality (Gini)–0.513–
Bachelor's degree or higher–27.8%–
Graduate degree–13.1%–
Unemployment rate–3.2%–
Labor force participation–51.4%–
Median home value–$241,700–
Median gross rent–$879–
Owner-occupied90.9%68.8%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate–19.4%–
Rent-burdened households–29.3%–
Average commute–21.3–
Worked from home–9.3%–
Public transit to work–0.0%–
Uninsured–13.0%–
Population, 2020 – 2024