Bethel Village vs Columbus

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (51,104 vs 545 in Bethel Village). Columbus has the higher median home value ($231,000 vs $155,400 in Bethel Village). Since 2019, Bethel Village's population has grown faster (+36.3% vs +6.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel Village	Columbus
Population	545	51,104
Median age	30.2 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,856
Median home value	$155,400	$231,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,135
Housing units	200	22,809
Homeownership rate	90.5%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel Village	Columbus
Population	400 → 545 (+36.3%)	48,150 → 51,104 (+6.1%)
Median household income	—	$63,405 → $76,856 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$146,600 → $155,400 (+6.0%)	$166,200 → $231,000 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$951 → $1,135 (+19.3%)

Bethel Village

Population

400545

Median home value

$146,600$155,400

Columbus

Population

48,15051,104

Median household income

$63,405$76,856

Median home value

$166,200$231,000

Median gross rent

$951$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel Village	Columbus
Under 5	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	9.7%	17.0%
18 to 24	28.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	17.2%	16.2%
35 to 44	9.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.2%
75 and over	0.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel Village	Columbus
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	71.6%
Black or African American	3.9%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel Village	Columbus
No high school diploma	3.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	63.4%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel Village	Columbus
Drove alone	93.8%	74.6%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel Village	Columbus
1-unit, detached	100.0%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Bethel Village	Columbus
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1963	1981