Burton vs Columbus

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (105 vs 90 in Burton). Since 2019, Burton's population has grown faster (+119.5% vs +47.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Burton	Columbus
Population	90	105
Median age	41.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,500
Median home value	—	$105,400
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	22	42
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burton	Columbus
Population	41 → 90 (+119.5%)	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%)

Burton

Population

4190

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)

	Burton	Columbus
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	44.4%	21.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	32.2%	16.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	23.3%	4.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.5%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burton	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+

	Burton	Columbus
No high school diploma	20.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	58.0%	56.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burton	Columbus
Drove alone	72.4%	87.5%
Carpooled	27.6%	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)

	Burton	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

	Burton	Columbus
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.7%
Average household size	4.09	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	—	42
Median year structure built	—	1973