Columbus vs Hope

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

Columbus and Hope 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 1,988 in Hope). Columbus has the higher median household income ($76,856 vs $68,015 in Hope). Columbus has the higher median home value ($231,000 vs $127,200 in Hope).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Hope
Population	51,104	1,988
Median age	36.0 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,856	$68,015
Median home value	$231,000	$127,200
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,101
Housing units	22,809	781
Homeownership rate	61.2%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Hope
Population	48,150 → 51,104 (+6.1%)	2,474 → 1,988 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$63,405 → $76,856 (+21.2%)	$48,155 → $68,015 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$166,200 → $231,000 (+39.0%)	$82,000 → $127,200 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$951 → $1,135 (+19.3%)	$811 → $1,101 (+35.8%)

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

Hope

Population

2,4741,988

Median household income

$48,155$68,015

Median home value

$82,000$127,200

Median gross rent

$811$1,101

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Hope
Under 5	7.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	16.2%	19.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	17.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	6.4%
75 and over	6.8%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	91.6%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	11.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Hope
No high school diploma	7.4%	14.2%
High school graduate	28.1%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Hope
Drove alone	74.6%	81.4%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.8%
Worked from home	13.3%	8.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Hope
1-unit, detached	67.5%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	2.4%
20 or more units	8.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Hope
Poverty rate	12.8%	15.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1981	1967