Adams vs Columbus

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

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

Adams has the higher population (121 vs 105 in Columbus). Adams has the higher median household income ($142,938 vs $72,500 in Columbus). Adams has the higher median home value ($317,500 vs $105,400 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Columbus
Population	121	105
Median age	53.8 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$142,938	$72,500
Median home value	$317,500	$105,400
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	66	42
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.4%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Columbus
Population	44 → 121 (+175.0%)	71 → 105 (+47.9%)
Median household income	—	$63,125 → $72,500 (+14.9%)
Median home value	—	$105,000 → $105,400 (+0.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$830 → $875 (+5.4%)

Adams

Population

44121

Columbus

Population

71105

Median household income

$63,125$72,500

Median home value

$105,000$105,400

Median gross rent

$830$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Columbus
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	9.1%	21.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	45.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	33.1%	4.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.5%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Columbus
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Columbus
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	33.6%	56.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	66.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Columbus
Drove alone	100.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Columbus
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Columbus
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.7%
Average household size	1.83	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	42
Median year structure built	1982	1973