Colburn vs Romney

A side-by-side comparison of Colburn and Romney: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Romney has the higher population (561 vs 144 in Colburn). Romney has the higher median home value ($155,300 vs $126,300 in Colburn). Since 2019, Romney's population has grown faster (+5.1% vs -49.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Colburn	Romney
Population	144	561
Median age	66.1 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,133
Median home value	$126,300	$155,300
Housing units	112	211
Homeownership rate	100.0%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colburn	Romney
Population	287 → 144 (-49.8%)	534 → 561 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$40,357 → $30,495 (-24.4%)	$50,089 → $61,133 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $126,300 (+0.7%)	$133,800 → $155,300 (+16.1%)

Colburn

Population

287144

Median household income

$40,357$30,495

Median home value

$125,400$126,300

Romney

Population

534561

Median household income

$50,089$61,133

Median home value

$133,800$155,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colburn	Romney
Under 5	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	32.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.5%
25 to 34	22.2%	3.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	29.4%
55 to 64	27.1%	2.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	1.6%
75 and over	37.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colburn	Romney
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colburn	Romney
No high school diploma	59.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.1%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	13.2%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colburn	Romney
Drove alone	62.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	37.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colburn	Romney
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colburn	Romney
Poverty rate	37.5%	0.0%
Average household size	1.29	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1938	1953