Churubusco vs Columbia City

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

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

Columbia City has the higher population (9,975 vs 1,894 in Churubusco). Columbia City has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $59,621 in Churubusco). Columbia City has the higher median home value ($184,300 vs $137,600 in Churubusco).

Population, income & housing

	Churubusco	Columbia City
Population	1,894	9,975
Median age	39.9 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,621	$65,000
Median home value	$137,600	$184,300
Median gross rent	$689	$885
Housing units	857	4,679
Homeownership rate	74.1%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churubusco	Columbia City
Population	1,837 → 1,894 (+3.1%)	9,116 → 9,975 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$43,359 → $59,621 (+37.5%)	$47,075 → $65,000 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $137,600 (+36.8%)	$125,200 → $184,300 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $689 (-5.9%)	$623 → $885 (+42.1%)

Churubusco

Population

1,8371,894

Median household income

$43,359$59,621

Median home value

$100,600$137,600

Median gross rent

$732$689

Columbia City

Population

9,1169,975

Median household income

$47,075$65,000

Median home value

$125,200$184,300

Median gross rent

$623$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churubusco	Columbia City
Under 5	5.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	12.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	15.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.9%
75 and over	10.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churubusco	Columbia City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churubusco	Columbia City
No high school diploma	7.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	40.1%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churubusco	Columbia City
Drove alone	77.7%	87.5%
Carpooled	15.6%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churubusco	Columbia City
1-unit, detached	79.7%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	14.3%
20 or more units	6.5%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Churubusco	Columbia City
Poverty rate	13.7%	14.5%
Average household size	2.32	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1974	1985