Columbus Junction vs Morning Sun

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

Columbus Junction and Morning Sun 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 733 in Morning Sun). Columbus Junction has the higher median household income ($76,518 vs $63,500 in Morning Sun). Columbus Junction has the higher median home value ($114,200 vs $90,300 in Morning Sun).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Junction	Morning Sun
Population	2,129	733
Median age	34.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,518	$63,500
Median home value	$114,200	$90,300
Median gross rent	$591	$875
Housing units	761	307
Homeownership rate	80.9%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Junction	Morning Sun
Population	2,229 → 2,129 (-4.5%)	783 → 733 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$47,151 → $76,518 (+62.3%)	$46,731 → $63,500 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $114,200 (+20.7%)	$74,900 → $90,300 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $591 (-2.8%)	$650 → $875 (+34.6%)

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

Morning Sun

Population

783733

Median household income

$46,731$63,500

Median home value

$74,900$90,300

Median gross rent

$650$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Junction	Morning Sun
Under 5	7.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	7.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.9%
75 and over	7.5%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Junction	Morning Sun
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
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%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	43.5%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Junction	Morning Sun
No high school diploma	28.8%	11.1%
High school graduate	33.5%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Junction	Morning Sun
Drove alone	75.2%	92.2%
Carpooled	16.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Junction	Morning Sun
1-unit, detached	77.5%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Junction	Morning Sun
Poverty rate	9.5%	13.5%
Average household size	2.99	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1965	1951