COMPARING TWO PLACES
Reform vs Columbus
PLACE A
Reform, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Reform is 63% smaller than Columbus. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $15,840 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -11%).
REFORMCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,4323,821−63% vs Columbus
Population density1791,283−1,104
Population growth-10.7%1.2%−11.9 pts
Median age36.134.6+1.5
Male46.8%48.7%−1.9 pts
Female53.2%51.3%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.8%12.3%−11.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.2%48.2%−19.0 pts
Black61.7%8.4%+53.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%40.5%−39.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other8.3%1.1%+7.2 pts
Median household income$33,578$49,418−$15,840
Per capita income$19,029$30,453−$11,424
Poverty rate43.8%31.5%+12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5110.513Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%27.8%−18.8 pts
Graduate degree3.5%13.1%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.9%3.2%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation52.1%51.4%+0.7 pts
Median home value$102,700$241,700−$139,000
Median gross rent$400$879−$479
Owner-occupied54.7%68.8%−14.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.2%19.4%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households32.0%29.3%+2.7 pts
Average commute27.121.3+5.8
Worked from home1.3%9.3%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.0%13.0%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025