Columbia vs Grayson

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Grayson: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Grayson are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grayson has the higher population (568 vs 337 in Columbia). Grayson has the higher median household income ($55,250 vs $50,000 in Columbia). Columbia has the higher median home value ($113,100 vs $108,800 in Grayson).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Grayson
Population	337	568
Median age	31.6 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$55,250
Median home value	$113,100	$108,800
Median gross rent	$778	$867
Housing units	171	244
Homeownership rate	73.4%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Grayson
Population	423 → 337 (-20.3%)	568 → 568 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$42,083 → $50,000 (+18.8%)	$42,125 → $55,250 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$67,400 → $113,100 (+67.8%)	$78,400 → $108,800 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $778 (+8.1%)	$630 → $867 (+37.6%)

Columbia

Population

423337

Median household income

$42,083$50,000

Median home value

$67,400$113,100

Median gross rent

$720$778

Grayson

Population

568568

Median household income

$42,125$55,250

Median home value

$78,400$108,800

Median gross rent

$630$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Grayson
Under 5	4.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	29.1%	33.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	2.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.7%
35 to 44	20.8%	15.5%
45 to 54	5.6%	7.4%
55 to 64	9.8%	6.3%
65 to 74	5.0%	10.0%
75 and over	3.6%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Grayson
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	77.5%
Black or African American	22.6%	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Grayson
No high school diploma	14.9%	10.5%
High school graduate	35.4%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Grayson
Drove alone	75.2%	73.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	15.6%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Grayson
1-unit, detached	81.3%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Grayson
Poverty rate	2.2%	26.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1963	1982