Columbia vs Fults

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Fults: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Columbia has the higher population (11,063 vs 20 in Fults). Columbia has the higher median household income ($107,922 vs $98,750 in Fults). Columbia has the higher median home value ($290,100 vs $109,400 in Fults).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Fults
Population	11,063	20
Median age	39.9 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$107,922	$98,750
Median home value	$290,100	$109,400
Median gross rent	$1,089	—
Housing units	4,743	12
Homeownership rate	81.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Fults
Population	10,752 → 11,063 (+2.9%)	27 → 20 (-25.9%)
Median household income	$98,977 → $107,922 (+9.0%)	$79,375 → $98,750 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$217,300 → $290,100 (+33.5%)	$103,100 → $109,400 (+6.1%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,089 (+22.8%)	—

Columbia

Population

10,75211,063

Median household income

$98,977$107,922

Median home value

$217,300$290,100

Median gross rent

$887$1,089

Fults

Population

2720

Median household income

$79,375$98,750

Median home value

$103,100$109,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Fults
Under 5	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	20.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	10.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	25.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.0%
75 and over	7.1%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Fults
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	75.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	25.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Fults
No high school diploma	2.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	16.9%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Fults
Drove alone	84.1%	80.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Fults
1-unit, detached	79.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Fults
Poverty rate	5.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1992	1955