Columbia vs Valmeyer

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

Columbia and Valmeyer 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 1,109 in Valmeyer). Columbia has the higher median household income ($107,922 vs $93,472 in Valmeyer). Columbia has the higher median home value ($290,100 vs $208,600 in Valmeyer).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Valmeyer
Population	11,063	1,109
Median age	39.9 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$107,922	$93,472
Median home value	$290,100	$208,600
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,210
Housing units	4,743	447
Homeownership rate	81.9%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.0%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Valmeyer
Population	10,752 → 11,063 (+2.9%)	1,300 → 1,109 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$98,977 → $107,922 (+9.0%)	$83,382 → $93,472 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$217,300 → $290,100 (+33.5%)	$159,000 → $208,600 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,089 (+22.8%)	$983 → $1,210 (+23.1%)

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

Valmeyer

Population

1,3001,109

Median household income

$83,382$93,472

Median home value

$159,000$208,600

Median gross rent

$983$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Valmeyer
Under 5	6.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	3.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	15.3%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	14.0%
75 and over	7.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Valmeyer
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.5%
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%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Valmeyer
No high school diploma	2.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	16.9%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Valmeyer
Drove alone	84.1%	86.8%
Carpooled	2.6%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	10.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Valmeyer
1-unit, detached	79.9%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Valmeyer
Poverty rate	5.0%	4.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1992	2000