Columbus vs Scammon

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

Columbus and Scammon 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 397 in Scammon). Scammon has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $39,936 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($85,800 vs $81,700 in Scammon).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Scammon
Population	2,902	397
Median age	41.9 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$39,936	$63,125
Median home value	$85,800	$81,700
Median gross rent	$768	$590
Housing units	1,426	242
Homeownership rate	59.6%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Scammon
Population	3,086 → 2,902 (-6.0%)	574 → 397 (-30.8%)
Median household income	$35,392 → $39,936 (+12.8%)	$35,000 → $63,125 (+80.4%)
Median home value	$66,200 → $85,800 (+29.6%)	$46,700 → $81,700 (+74.9%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $768 (+44.4%)	$775 → $590 (-23.9%)

Columbus

Population

3,0862,902

Median household income

$35,392$39,936

Median home value

$66,200$85,800

Median gross rent

$532$768

Scammon

Population

574397

Median household income

$35,000$63,125

Median home value

$46,700$81,700

Median gross rent

$775$590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Scammon
Under 5	8.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	13.4%
18 to 24	10.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	8.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	17.5%	20.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	16.1%
75 and over	11.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Scammon
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	94.0%
Black or African American	3.7%	2.0%
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%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Scammon
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	42.3%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Scammon
Drove alone	87.9%	86.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Scammon
1-unit, detached	73.5%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Scammon
Poverty rate	19.4%	13.1%
Average household size	2.08	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1967	1949