Columbiaville vs Dryden

A side-by-side comparison of Columbiaville and Dryden: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbiaville and Dryden are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dryden has the higher population (1,125 vs 734 in Columbiaville). Dryden has the higher median household income ($68,199 vs $58,250 in Columbiaville). Dryden has the higher median home value ($202,100 vs $122,000 in Columbiaville).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiaville	Dryden
Population	734	1,125
Median age	37.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,250	$68,199
Median home value	$122,000	$202,100
Median gross rent	$779	$1,093
Housing units	336	411
Homeownership rate	79.4%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	13.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiaville	Dryden
Population	910 → 734 (-19.3%)	1,212 → 1,125 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$45,833 → $58,250 (+27.1%)	$66,141 → $68,199 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$83,600 → $122,000 (+45.9%)	$140,500 → $202,100 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $779 (-13.6%)	$960 → $1,093 (+13.9%)

Columbiaville

Population

910734

Median household income

$45,833$58,250

Median home value

$83,600$122,000

Median gross rent

$902$779

Dryden

Population

1,2121,125

Median household income

$66,141$68,199

Median home value

$140,500$202,100

Median gross rent

$960$1,093

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbiaville	Dryden
Under 5	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.4%	18.1%
18 to 24	11.3%	10.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.5%
35 to 44	15.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	16.9%
75 and over	6.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiaville	Dryden
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiaville	Dryden
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.3%
High school graduate	39.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiaville	Dryden
Drove alone	86.2%	86.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiaville	Dryden
1-unit, detached	85.7%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.5%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbiaville	Dryden
Poverty rate	9.9%	4.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1952	1990