COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithville vs Columbus
PLACE A
Smithville, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Smithville is 47% larger than Columbus. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $16,226 higher. Smithville has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 1%).
SMITHVILLECOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population5,6203,821+47% vs Columbus
Population density9601,283−323
Population growth10.5%1.2%+9.3 pts
Median age42.234.6+7.6
Male44.9%48.7%−3.8 pts
Female55.1%51.3%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born9.4%12.3%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.0%48.2%+27.9 pts
Black2.0%8.4%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%40.5%−22.3 pts
Asian2.6%1.7%+0.9 pts
Other1.1%1.1%−0.1 pts
Median household income$33,192$49,418−$16,226
Per capita income$19,779$30,453−$10,674
Poverty rate33.4%31.5%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%27.8%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree6.4%13.1%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%3.2%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation48.4%51.4%−3.0 pts
Median home value$194,200$241,700−$47,500
Median gross rent$740$879−$139
Owner-occupied54.7%68.8%−14.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%19.4%−12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households65.4%29.3%+36.1 pts
Average commute15.121.3−6.2
Worked from home1.1%9.3%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Uninsured8.2%13.0%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025