Columbus vs Fowler

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

Columbus and Fowler 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 96 in Fowler). Columbus has the higher median home value ($105,400 vs $85,400 in Fowler). Since 2019, Columbus's population has grown faster (+47.9% vs +11.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Fowler
Population	105	96
Median age	33.3 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	—
Median home value	$105,400	$85,400
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	42	86
Homeownership rate	81.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Fowler
Population	71 → 105 (+47.9%)	86 → 96 (+11.6%)
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%)	—

Columbus

Population

71105

Median household income

$63,125$72,500

Median home value

$105,000$105,400

Median gross rent

$830$875

Fowler

Population

8696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Fowler
Under 5	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	11.5%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	4.8%	25.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	0.0%
75 and over	5.7%	37.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Fowler
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
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+

	Columbus	Fowler
No high school diploma	1.5%	23.5%
High school graduate	56.9%	76.5%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

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

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Fowler
1-unit, detached	81.0%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	24.4%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Fowler
Poverty rate	5.7%	24.0%
Average household size	2.76	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	42	—
Median year structure built	1973	1973