Columbus vs Lima

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

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

Lima has the higher population (231 vs 105 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $71,250 in Lima). Columbus has the higher median home value ($105,400 vs $89,200 in Lima).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Lima
Population	105	231
Median age	33.3 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$71,250
Median home value	$105,400	$89,200
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	42	83
Homeownership rate	81.6%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Lima
Population	71 → 105 (+47.9%)	109 → 231 (+111.9%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $72,500 (+14.9%)	$54,500 → $71,250 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$105,000 → $105,400 (+0.4%)	$95,000 → $89,200 (-6.1%)
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

Lima

Population

109231

Median household income

$54,500$71,250

Median home value

$95,000$89,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Lima
Under 5	5.7%	13.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	26.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	16.2%	24.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	4.8%	6.5%
65 to 74	9.5%	5.2%
75 and over	5.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Lima
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	97.8%
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%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Lima
No high school diploma	1.5%	15.8%
High school graduate	56.9%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Lima
Drove alone	87.5%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Lima
1-unit, detached	81.0%	88.0%
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%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Lima
Poverty rate	5.7%	6.1%
Average household size	2.76	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	42	28
Median year structure built	1973	1953