Columbus vs Park City

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (1,925 vs 934 in Park City). Park City has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $62,500 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($264,000 vs $228,700 in Park City).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Park City
Population	1,925	934
Median age	46.0 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$73,750
Median home value	$264,000	$228,700
Median gross rent	$926	$1,091
Housing units	887	400
Homeownership rate	71.6%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Park City
Population	2,194 → 1,925 (-12.3%)	813 → 934 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$64,038 → $62,500 (-2.4%)	$68,148 → $73,750 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $264,000 (+42.2%)	$184,400 → $228,700 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $926 (+26.0%)	$734 → $1,091 (+48.6%)

Columbus

Population

2,1941,925

Median household income

$64,038$62,500

Median home value

$185,600$264,000

Median gross rent

$735$926

Park City

Population

813934

Median household income

$68,148$73,750

Median home value

$184,400$228,700

Median gross rent

$734$1,091

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Park City
Under 5	3.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	22.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	3.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	17.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	8.7%
65 to 74	13.4%	9.1%
75 and over	11.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Park City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Park City
No high school diploma	6.7%	13.6%
High school graduate	39.8%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Park City
Drove alone	78.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	19.3%
Public transit	5.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.3%
Worked from home	3.4%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Park City
1-unit, detached	75.0%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Park City
Poverty rate	12.7%	5.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1970	1976