COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scribner vs Columbus
PLACE A
Scribner, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Scribner is 79% smaller than Columbus. Scribner earns more, with a median household income $9,471 higher.
SCRIBNERCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population8143,821−79% vs Columbus
Population density1,2501,283−33
Population growth-1.6%1.2%−2.8 pts
Median age48.134.6+13.5
Male53.4%48.7%+4.7 pts
Female46.6%51.3%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born2.5%12.3%−9.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%48.2%+36.4 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.7%40.5%−30.9 pts
Asian0.6%1.7%−1.2 pts
Other5.2%1.1%+4.1 pts
Median household income$58,889$49,418+$9,471
Per capita income$32,362$30,453+$1,909
Poverty rate14.4%31.5%−17.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%27.8%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree3.8%13.1%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%3.2%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation58.5%51.4%+7.0 pts
Median home value$114,400$241,700−$127,300
Median gross rent$995$879+$116
Owner-occupied84.4%68.8%+15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%19.4%−11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%29.3%+22.8 pts
Average commute20.221.3−1.1
Worked from home3.1%9.3%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.8%13.0%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025