Columbia vs Mono Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Mono Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Mono Vista are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mono Vista has the higher population (3,696 vs 2,645 in Columbia). Mono Vista has the higher median household income ($70,353 vs $57,647 in Columbia). Mono Vista has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $396,200 in Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Mono Vista
Population	2,645	3,696
Median age	49.2 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,647	$70,353
Median home value	$396,200	$401,800
Median gross rent	$1,054	$1,859
Housing units	1,338	1,613
Homeownership rate	71.5%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Mono Vista
Population	2,226 → 2,645 (+18.8%)	3,446 → 3,696 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$38,679 → $57,647 (+49.0%)	$80,651 → $70,353 (-12.8%)
Median home value	$318,100 → $396,200 (+24.6%)	$254,500 → $401,800 (+57.9%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $1,054 (+49.3%)	$1,444 → $1,859 (+28.7%)

Columbia

Population

2,2262,645

Median household income

$38,679$57,647

Median home value

$318,100$396,200

Median gross rent

$706$1,054

Mono Vista

Population

3,4463,696

Median household income

$80,651$70,353

Median home value

$254,500$401,800

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Mono Vista
Under 5	3.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	7.5%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	15.5%
55 to 64	8.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	17.2%	9.7%
75 and over	16.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Mono Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Mono Vista
No high school diploma	5.6%	1.9%
High school graduate	21.5%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	53.3%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Mono Vista
Drove alone	62.5%	62.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	15.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	11.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.9%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Mono Vista
1-unit, detached	57.4%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Mono Vista
Poverty rate	14.6%	8.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1981	1979