Columbus vs Martin Lake

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

Columbus and Martin Lake 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 1,203 in Martin Lake). Martin Lake has the higher median household income ($120,705 vs $117,917 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($439,200 vs $426,100 in Martin Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Martin Lake
Population	4,211	1,203
Median age	47.2 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$117,917	$120,705
Median home value	$439,200	$426,100
Median gross rent	$1,534	$1,589
Housing units	1,699	541
Homeownership rate	87.3%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Martin Lake
Population	4,055 → 4,211 (+3.8%)	806 → 1,203 (+49.3%)
Median household income	$89,773 → $117,917 (+31.4%)	$71,332 → $120,705 (+69.2%)
Median home value	$275,300 → $439,200 (+59.5%)	$214,200 → $426,100 (+98.9%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,534 (+72.7%)	$654 → $1,589 (+143.0%)

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

Martin Lake

Population

8061,203

Median household income

$71,332$120,705

Median home value

$214,200$426,100

Median gross rent

$654$1,589

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Martin Lake
Under 5	4.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	21.6%	20.4%
65 to 74	14.3%	14.1%
75 and over	3.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Martin Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Martin Lake
No high school diploma	1.7%	14.7%
High school graduate	31.3%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Martin Lake
Drove alone	79.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Martin Lake
1-unit, detached	92.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Martin Lake
Poverty rate	3.4%	6.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1984	1985