Columbus vs Riverton

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (2,902 vs 683 in Riverton). Riverton has the higher median household income ($93,281 vs $39,936 in Columbus). Riverton has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $85,800 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Riverton
Population	2,902	683
Median age	41.9 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,936	$93,281
Median home value	$85,800	$131,800
Median gross rent	$768	$668
Housing units	1,426	279
Homeownership rate	59.6%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Riverton
Population	3,086 → 2,902 (-6.0%)	741 → 683 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$35,392 → $39,936 (+12.8%)	$42,955 → $93,281 (+117.2%)
Median home value	$66,200 → $85,800 (+29.6%)	$87,200 → $131,800 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $768 (+44.4%)	$607 → $668 (+10.0%)

Columbus

Population

3,0862,902

Median household income

$35,392$39,936

Median home value

$66,200$85,800

Median gross rent

$532$768

Riverton

Population

741683

Median household income

$42,955$93,281

Median home value

$87,200$131,800

Median gross rent

$607$668

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Riverton
Under 5	8.1%	12.6%
5 to 17	10.7%	16.3%
18 to 24	10.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	10.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	15.2%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	13.8%
75 and over	11.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	97.8%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Riverton
No high school diploma	5.5%	1.6%
High school graduate	42.3%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Riverton
Drove alone	87.9%	73.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	22.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Riverton
1-unit, detached	73.5%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Riverton
Poverty rate	19.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.08	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1967	1983