COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spalding vs Columbus
PLACE A
Spalding, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Spalding is 89% smaller than Columbus. Spalding earns more, with a median household income $16,207 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -16%).
SPALDINGCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population4113,821−89% vs Columbus
Population density1,2801,283−3
Population growth-16.2%1.2%−17.4 pts
Median age57.334.6+22.7
Male48.2%48.7%−0.5 pts
Female51.8%51.3%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born2.8%12.3%−9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.8%48.2%+47.6 pts
Black0.8%8.4%−7.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%40.5%−37.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.6%1.1%−0.6 pts
Median household income$65,625$49,418+$16,207
Per capita income$30,595$30,453+$142
Poverty rate2.7%31.5%−28.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3190.513−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%27.8%−9.1 pts
Graduate degree3.8%13.1%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate11.4%3.2%+8.2 pts
Labor force participation50.5%51.4%−0.9 pts
Median home value$127,300$241,700−$114,400
Median gross rent$546$879−$333
Owner-occupied90.1%68.8%+21.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.1%19.4%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%29.3%+4.0 pts
Average commute9.521.3−11.8
Worked from home6.2%9.3%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.1%13.0%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025