COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walthall vs Columbus
PLACE A
Walthall, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Walthall is 97% smaller than Columbus. Walthall earns more, with a median household income $10,165 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -19%).
WALTHALLCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1173,821−97% vs Columbus
Population density1201,283−1,163
Population growth-19.4%1.2%−20.6 pts
Median age40.734.6+6.1
Male55.5%48.7%+6.8 pts
Female44.5%51.3%−6.8 pts
Foreign-born1.6%12.3%−10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%48.2%+50.3 pts
Black0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.5%−40.5 pts
Asian1.6%1.7%−0.1 pts
Other0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$59,583$49,418+$10,165
Per capita income$33,013$30,453+$2,560
Poverty rate17.2%31.5%−14.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%27.8%+4.4 pts
Graduate degree1.1%13.1%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.6%3.2%+6.5 pts
Labor force participation54.2%51.4%+2.7 pts
Median home value$116,700$241,700−$125,000
Median gross rent$850$879−$29
Owner-occupied75.5%68.8%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.4%19.4%+7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households30.8%29.3%+1.4 pts
Average commute31.021.3+9.7
Worked from home2.1%9.3%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.1%13.0%−9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025