Columbus vs Taylorsville

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

Columbus and Taylorsville 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 978 in Taylorsville). Columbus has the higher median household income ($76,856 vs $48,640 in Taylorsville). Columbus has the higher median home value ($231,000 vs $179,400 in Taylorsville).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Taylorsville
Population	51,104	978
Median age	36.0 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,856	$48,640
Median home value	$231,000	$179,400
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,133
Housing units	22,809	466
Homeownership rate	61.2%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	26.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Taylorsville
Population	48,150 → 51,104 (+6.1%)	979 → 978 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$63,405 → $76,856 (+21.2%)	$58,393 → $48,640 (-16.7%)
Median home value	$166,200 → $231,000 (+39.0%)	$99,500 → $179,400 (+80.3%)
Median gross rent	$951 → $1,135 (+19.3%)	$1,155 → $1,133 (-1.9%)

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

Taylorsville

Population

979978

Median household income

$58,393$48,640

Median home value

$99,500$179,400

Median gross rent

$1,155$1,133

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Taylorsville
Under 5	7.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	28.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	4.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	6.4%
75 and over	6.8%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Taylorsville
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	62.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	11.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	37.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Taylorsville
No high school diploma	7.4%	13.9%
High school graduate	28.1%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Taylorsville
Drove alone	74.6%	64.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	24.5%
Other means	0.9%	11.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Taylorsville
1-unit, detached	67.5%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	3.9%
20 or more units	8.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Taylorsville
Poverty rate	12.8%	43.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1981	1969