Columbus vs Weir

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

Columbus and Weir 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 910 in Weir). Weir has the higher median household income ($51,625 vs $39,936 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($85,800 vs $55,400 in Weir).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Weir
Population	2,902	910
Median age	41.9 yrs	14.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,936	$51,625
Median home value	$85,800	$55,400
Median gross rent	$768	$638
Housing units	1,426	296
Homeownership rate	59.6%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Weir
Population	3,086 → 2,902 (-6.0%)	659 → 910 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$35,392 → $39,936 (+12.8%)	$33,500 → $51,625 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$66,200 → $85,800 (+29.6%)	$52,600 → $55,400 (+5.3%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $768 (+44.4%)	$545 → $638 (+17.1%)

Columbus

Population

3,0862,902

Median household income

$35,392$39,936

Median home value

$66,200$85,800

Median gross rent

$532$768

Weir

Population

659910

Median household income

$33,500$51,625

Median home value

$52,600$55,400

Median gross rent

$545$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Weir
Under 5	8.1%	18.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	36.3%
18 to 24	10.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	8.6%	8.7%
45 to 54	8.8%	5.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	5.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	2.9%
75 and over	11.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Weir
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	91.9%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.7%
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%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Weir
No high school diploma	5.5%	13.8%
High school graduate	42.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Weir
Drove alone	87.9%	86.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Weir
1-unit, detached	73.5%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Weir
Poverty rate	19.4%	17.4%
Average household size	2.08	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1967	1971