Columbus vs Marcelline

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

Columbus and Marcelline 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 60 in Marcelline). Since 2019, Columbus's population has grown faster (+47.9% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Marcelline
Population	105	60
Median age	33.3 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	—
Median home value	$105,400	—
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	42	42
Homeownership rate	81.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Marcelline
Population	71 → 105 (+47.9%)	76 → 60 (-21.1%)
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

Marcelline

Population

7660

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Marcelline
Under 5	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	28.3%
35 to 44	16.2%	36.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	4.8%	35.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	0.0%
75 and over	5.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Marcelline
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	Marcelline
No high school diploma	1.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	56.9%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Marcelline
Drove alone	87.5%	81.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	18.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Marcelline
1-unit, detached	81.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Marcelline
Poverty rate	5.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.76	1.43
Mean commute (minutes)	42	—
Median year structure built	1973	1960