Columbus vs Glidden

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

Columbus and Glidden 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 341 in Glidden). Glidden has the higher median household income ($71,071 vs $57,214 in Columbus). Since 2019, Columbus's population has grown faster (+2.8% vs -62.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Glidden
Population	3,718	341
Median age	42.8 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,214	$71,071
Median home value	$219,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,047	—
Housing units	1,564	181
Homeownership rate	72.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Glidden
Population	3,617 → 3,718 (+2.8%)	900 → 341 (-62.1%)
Median household income	$49,549 → $57,214 (+15.5%)	$113,190 → $71,071 (-37.2%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $219,300 (+53.0%)	$107,400 → $24,600 (-77.1%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $1,047 (+76.6%)	—

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

Glidden

Population

900341

Median household income

$113,190$71,071

Median home value

$107,400$24,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Glidden
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.0%	18.8%
18 to 24	13.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.2%	8.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	60.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	6.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	0.0%
75 and over	10.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Glidden
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	47.8%
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%	52.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Glidden
No high school diploma	12.0%	36.8%
High school graduate	37.0%	10.8%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Glidden
Drove alone	81.7%	93.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	2.6%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Glidden
1-unit, detached	66.6%	88.4%
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%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Glidden
Poverty rate	28.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1970	1986