COMPARING TWO PLACES
Surprise vs Columbus
PLACE A
Surprise, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Surprise is 4488% larger than Columbus. Surprise earns more, with a median household income $47,293 higher. Surprise has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 1%).
SURPRISECOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population175,3043,821+4488% vs Columbus
Population density1,5861,283+303
Population growth21.8%1.2%+20.6 pts
Median age41.434.6+6.8
Male47.5%48.7%−1.2 pts
Female52.5%51.3%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born7.0%12.3%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.8%48.2%+17.7 pts
Black4.3%8.4%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.0%40.5%−20.6 pts
Asian2.4%1.7%+0.7 pts
Other7.4%1.1%+6.3 pts
Median household income$96,711$49,418+$47,293
Per capita income$41,888$30,453+$11,435
Poverty rate8.6%31.5%−22.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%27.8%+2.7 pts
Graduate degree11.3%13.1%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%3.2%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation59.3%51.4%+7.9 pts
Median home value$435,100$241,700+$193,400
Median gross rent$2,033$879+$1,154
Owner-occupied79.1%68.8%+10.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%19.4%−10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households52.9%29.3%+23.6 pts
Average commute30.221.3+8.9
Worked from home19.5%9.3%+10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured6.1%13.0%−6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025