COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stuart vs Columbus
PLACE A
Stuart, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Stuart is 95% smaller than Columbus. Stuart earns more, with a median household income $16,832 higher. Stuart has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
STUARTCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1973,821−95% vs Columbus
Population density7221,283−561
Population growth6.7%1.2%+5.5 pts
Median age25.734.6−8.9
Male51.0%48.7%+2.3 pts
Female49.0%51.3%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%12.3%−11.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.1%48.2%+10.9 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.2%40.5%−18.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other18.7%1.1%+17.5 pts
Median household income$66,250$49,418+$16,832
Per capita income$23,935$30,453−$6,518
Poverty rate8.6%31.5%−22.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2890.513−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%27.8%−21.1 pts
Graduate degree3.8%13.1%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation75.4%51.4%+23.9 pts
Median home value$89,000$241,700−$152,700
Median gross rent$830$879−$49
Owner-occupied68.8%68.8%−0.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%19.4%+5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households6.7%29.3%−22.7 pts
Average commute28.521.3+7.2
Worked from home19.8%9.3%+10.5 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Uninsured7.1%13.0%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025