COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ulysses vs Columbus
PLACE A
Ulysses, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Ulysses is 85% smaller than Columbus. Columbus earns more, with a median household income $15,355 higher.
ULYSSESCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population5833,821−85% vs Columbus
Population density1441,283−1,139
Population growth-3.5%1.2%−4.7 pts
Median age35.334.6+0.7
Male49.1%48.7%+0.4 pts
Female50.9%51.3%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.4%48.2%+49.2 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%40.5%−38.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.9%1.1%−0.2 pts
Median household income$34,063$49,418−$15,355
Per capita income$24,660$30,453−$5,793
Poverty rate22.0%31.5%−9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.513Even
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%27.8%−19.4 pts
Graduate degree2.8%13.1%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%3.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation51.0%51.4%−0.4 pts
Median home value$104,200$241,700−$137,500
Median gross rent$800$879−$79
Owner-occupied61.1%68.8%−7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%19.4%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households62.5%29.3%+33.2 pts
Average commute31.921.3+10.6
Worked from home0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.2%13.0%−6.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025