Columbia City vs South Whitley

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

Columbia City and South Whitley 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 1,412 in South Whitley). Columbia City has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $59,191 in South Whitley). Columbia City has the higher median home value ($184,300 vs $130,300 in South Whitley).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia City	South Whitley
Population	9,975	1,412
Median age	36.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$59,191
Median home value	$184,300	$130,300
Median gross rent	$885	$735
Housing units	4,679	719
Homeownership rate	62.8%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia City	South Whitley
Population	9,116 → 9,975 (+9.4%)	1,563 → 1,412 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$47,075 → $65,000 (+38.1%)	$46,111 → $59,191 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$125,200 → $184,300 (+47.2%)	$85,600 → $130,300 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $885 (+42.1%)	$594 → $735 (+23.7%)

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

South Whitley

Population

1,5631,412

Median household income

$46,111$59,191

Median home value

$85,600$130,300

Median gross rent

$594$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia City	South Whitley
Under 5	6.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	16.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.4%
75 and over	7.3%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia City	South Whitley
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.1%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia City	South Whitley
No high school diploma	9.1%	11.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia City	South Whitley
Drove alone	87.5%	87.5%
Carpooled	4.4%	9.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	1.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia City	South Whitley
1-unit, detached	65.9%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbia City	South Whitley
Poverty rate	14.5%	14.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1985	1955