Columbus Junction vs Letts

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

Columbus Junction and Letts 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 382 in Letts). Columbus Junction has the higher median household income ($76,518 vs $75,625 in Letts). Columbus Junction has the higher median home value ($114,200 vs $103,700 in Letts).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Junction	Letts
Population	2,129	382
Median age	34.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,518	$75,625
Median home value	$114,200	$103,700
Median gross rent	$591	$942
Housing units	761	147
Homeownership rate	80.9%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Junction	Letts
Population	2,229 → 2,129 (-4.5%)	375 → 382 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$47,151 → $76,518 (+62.3%)	$56,500 → $75,625 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $114,200 (+20.7%)	$82,700 → $103,700 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $591 (-2.8%)	$914 → $942 (+3.1%)

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

Letts

Population

375382

Median household income

$56,500$75,625

Median home value

$82,700$103,700

Median gross rent

$914$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Junction	Letts
Under 5	7.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	22.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	15.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	7.9%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	18.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.2%
75 and over	7.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Junction	Letts
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	78.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	12.8%
Hispanic or Latino	43.5%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Junction	Letts
No high school diploma	28.8%	5.7%
High school graduate	33.5%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Junction	Letts
Drove alone	75.2%	97.3%
Carpooled	16.0%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	0.5%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Junction	Letts
1-unit, detached	77.5%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Junction	Letts
Poverty rate	9.5%	2.4%
Average household size	2.99	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1965	1938