COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vernon vs Columbus
PLACE A
Vernon, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Vernon is 99% smaller than Columbus. Vernon earns more, with a median household income $4,124 higher.
VERNONCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population463,821−99% vs Columbus
Population density81,283−1,275
Population growth–1.2%–
Median age45.834.6+11.2
Male63.6%48.7%+14.9 pts
Female36.4%51.3%−14.9 pts
Foreign-born9.1%12.3%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%48.2%−48.2 pts
Black39.4%8.4%+30.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.2%40.5%−16.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other36.4%1.1%+35.2 pts
Median household income$53,542$49,418+$4,124
Per capita income$32,891$30,453+$2,438
Poverty rate15.2%31.5%−16.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%27.8%−12.4 pts
Graduate degree7.7%13.1%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation42.4%51.4%−9.0 pts
Median home value$33,600$241,700−$208,100
Median gross rent–$879–
Owner-occupied64.7%68.8%−4.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.6%19.4%+15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%29.3%−29.3 pts
Average commute–21.3–
Worked from home21.4%9.3%+12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured30.3%13.0%+17.3 pts
Population, 2023 – 2025