Baxter Springs vs Columbus

A side-by-side comparison of Baxter Springs and Columbus: population, income, housing, and more.

Baxter Springs and Columbus are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Baxter Springs has the higher population (3,863 vs 2,902 in Columbus). Baxter Springs has the higher median household income ($60,139 vs $39,936 in Columbus). Baxter Springs has the higher median home value ($87,600 vs $85,800 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Baxter Springs	Columbus
Population	3,863	2,902
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,139	$39,936
Median home value	$87,600	$85,800
Median gross rent	$792	$768
Housing units	1,736	1,426
Homeownership rate	71.8%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baxter Springs	Columbus
Population	3,983 → 3,863 (-3.0%)	3,086 → 2,902 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$36,744 → $60,139 (+63.7%)	$35,392 → $39,936 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $87,600 (+27.3%)	$66,200 → $85,800 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $792 (+33.1%)	$532 → $768 (+44.4%)

Baxter Springs

Population

3,9833,863

Median household income

$36,744$60,139

Median home value

$68,800$87,600

Median gross rent

$595$792

Columbus

Population

3,0862,902

Median household income

$35,392$39,936

Median home value

$66,200$85,800

Median gross rent

$532$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baxter Springs	Columbus
Under 5	4.3%	8.1%
5 to 17	21.9%	10.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.6%
45 to 54	8.3%	8.8%
55 to 64	16.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.7%
75 and over	4.2%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baxter Springs	Columbus
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	81.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	1.2%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baxter Springs	Columbus
No high school diploma	13.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	27.1%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baxter Springs	Columbus
Drove alone	84.0%	87.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baxter Springs	Columbus
1-unit, detached	89.6%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Baxter Springs	Columbus
Poverty rate	19.7%	19.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1943	1967