Columbia Heights vs Fridley

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

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

Fridley has the higher population (29,944 vs 22,016 in Columbia Heights). Fridley has the higher median household income ($79,274 vs $74,688 in Columbia Heights). Fridley has the higher median home value ($277,100 vs $259,900 in Columbia Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia Heights	Fridley
Population	22,016	29,944
Median age	36.6 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,688	$79,274
Median home value	$259,900	$277,100
Median gross rent	$1,278	$1,270
Housing units	9,282	12,565
Homeownership rate	65.3%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia Heights	Fridley
Population	20,118 → 22,016 (+9.4%)	27,668 → 29,944 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$57,882 → $74,688 (+29.0%)	$63,836 → $79,274 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$177,300 → $259,900 (+46.6%)	$198,200 → $277,100 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,278 (+28.8%)	$985 → $1,270 (+28.9%)

Columbia Heights

Population

20,11822,016

Median household income

$57,882$74,688

Median home value

$177,300$259,900

Median gross rent

$992$1,278

Fridley

Population

27,66829,944

Median household income

$63,836$79,274

Median home value

$198,200$277,100

Median gross rent

$985$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia Heights	Fridley
Under 5	7.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	18.6%	18.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.7%
75 and over	6.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia Heights	Fridley
White (non-Hispanic)	51.5%	57.2%
Black or African American	24.7%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	4.7%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia Heights	Fridley
No high school diploma	8.8%	8.9%
High school graduate	30.9%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia Heights	Fridley
Drove alone	68.4%	70.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	10.3%
Public transit	4.0%	2.6%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	17.7%	13.6%
Other means	2.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia Heights	Fridley
1-unit, detached	58.6%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	8.8%
20 or more units	14.4%	22.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbia Heights	Fridley
Poverty rate	14.4%	11.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1962	1968