Columbus vs Kingston

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

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

Kingston has the higher population (197 vs 105 in Columbus). Since 2019, Kingston's population has grown faster (+84.1% vs +47.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Kingston
Population	105	197
Median age	33.3 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	—
Median home value	$105,400	—
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	42	57
Homeownership rate	81.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Kingston
Population	71 → 105 (+47.9%)	107 → 197 (+84.1%)
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

Kingston

Population

107197

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Kingston
Under 5	5.7%	27.4%
5 to 17	21.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	23.4%
35 to 44	16.2%	23.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	5.6%
55 to 64	4.8%	6.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	0.0%
75 and over	5.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Kingston
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	Kingston
No high school diploma	1.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	56.9%	70.7%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Kingston
Drove alone	87.5%	37.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	34.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	27.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Kingston
1-unit, detached	81.0%	87.7%
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%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Kingston
Poverty rate	5.7%	61.4%
Average household size	2.76	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	42	—
Median year structure built	1973	1975