Columbus vs Garwood

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus and Garwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbus and Garwood are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbus has the higher population (3,718 vs 415 in Garwood). Columbus has the higher median household income ($57,214 vs $46,875 in Garwood). Garwood has the higher median home value ($243,300 vs $219,300 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Garwood
Population	3,718	415
Median age	42.8 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,214	$46,875
Median home value	$219,300	$243,300
Median gross rent	$1,047	—
Housing units	1,564	190
Homeownership rate	72.9%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Garwood
Population	3,617 → 3,718 (+2.8%)	397 → 415 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$49,549 → $57,214 (+15.5%)	$33,929 → $46,875 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $219,300 (+53.0%)	$162,500 → $243,300 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $1,047 (+76.6%)	$607 → $785 (+29.3%)

Columbus

Population

3,6173,718

Median household income

$49,549$57,214

Median home value

$143,300$219,300

Median gross rent

$593$1,047

Garwood

Population

397415

Median household income

$33,929$46,875

Median home value

$162,500$243,300

Median gross rent

$607$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Garwood
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.0%	38.6%
18 to 24	13.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.4%	24.8%
35 to 44	6.2%	18.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	1.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.0%
75 and over	10.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Garwood
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	64.1%
Black or African American	18.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Garwood
No high school diploma	12.0%	25.9%
High school graduate	37.0%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Garwood
Drove alone	81.7%	89.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.3%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Garwood
1-unit, detached	66.6%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	33.2%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Garwood
Poverty rate	28.0%	29.6%
Average household size	2.77	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1970	1991