Columbus vs Lexington

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (4,211 vs 2,616 in Lexington). Columbus has the higher median household income ($117,917 vs $72,955 in Lexington). Columbus has the higher median home value ($439,200 vs $282,000 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Lexington
Population	4,211	2,616
Median age	47.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$117,917	$72,955
Median home value	$439,200	$282,000
Median gross rent	$1,534	$1,462
Housing units	1,699	1,196
Homeownership rate	87.3%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Lexington
Population	4,055 → 4,211 (+3.8%)	2,144 → 2,616 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$89,773 → $117,917 (+31.4%)	$57,025 → $72,955 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$275,300 → $439,200 (+59.5%)	$176,100 → $282,000 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,534 (+72.7%)	$1,001 → $1,462 (+46.1%)

Columbus

Population

4,0554,211

Median household income

$89,773$117,917

Median home value

$275,300$439,200

Median gross rent

$888$1,534

Lexington

Population

2,1442,616

Median household income

$57,025$72,955

Median home value

$176,100$282,000

Median gross rent

$1,001$1,462

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Lexington
Under 5	4.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	12.8%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	21.6%	19.3%
65 to 74	14.3%	8.1%
75 and over	3.6%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	69.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.1%
Asian	4.0%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Lexington
No high school diploma	1.7%	14.2%
High school graduate	31.3%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Lexington
Drove alone	79.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.3%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Lexington
1-unit, detached	92.3%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	13.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	3.4%	21.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Lexington
Poverty rate	3.4%	9.5%
Average household size	2.57	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1984	1976