Columbus Junction vs Grandview

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

Columbus Junction and Grandview are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbus Junction has the higher population (2,129 vs 438 in Grandview). Columbus Junction has the higher median household income ($76,518 vs $46,750 in Grandview). Grandview has the higher median home value ($134,000 vs $114,200 in Columbus Junction).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Junction	Grandview
Population	2,129	438
Median age	34.4 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,518	$46,750
Median home value	$114,200	$134,000
Median gross rent	$591	$828
Housing units	761	254
Homeownership rate	80.9%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Junction	Grandview
Population	2,229 → 2,129 (-4.5%)	430 → 438 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$47,151 → $76,518 (+62.3%)	$53,125 → $46,750 (-12.0%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $114,200 (+20.7%)	$101,300 → $134,000 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $591 (-2.8%)	$679 → $828 (+21.9%)

Columbus Junction

Population

2,2292,129

Median household income

$47,151$76,518

Median home value

$94,600$114,200

Median gross rent

$608$591

Grandview

Population

430438

Median household income

$53,125$46,750

Median home value

$101,300$134,000

Median gross rent

$679$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Junction	Grandview
Under 5	7.8%	2.7%
5 to 17	19.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	1.6%
25 to 34	16.5%	6.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	7.2%	5.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	24.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	15.3%
75 and over	7.5%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Junction	Grandview
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	43.5%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Junction	Grandview
No high school diploma	28.8%	5.0%
High school graduate	33.5%	53.4%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Junction	Grandview
Drove alone	75.2%	96.8%
Carpooled	16.0%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.3%
Other means	2.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Junction	Grandview
1-unit, detached	77.5%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	4.7%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Junction	Grandview
Poverty rate	9.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.99	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1965	1963