Columbus vs Rapelje

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

Columbus and Rapelje 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 96 in Rapelje). Since 2019, Rapelje's population has grown faster (-8.6% vs -12.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Rapelje
Population	1,925	96
Median age	46.0 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	—
Median home value	$264,000	—
Median gross rent	$926	$444
Housing units	887	38
Homeownership rate	71.6%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Rapelje
Population	2,194 → 1,925 (-12.3%)	105 → 96 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$64,038 → $62,500 (-2.4%)	$70,250 → $75,938 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $264,000 (+42.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$735 → $926 (+26.0%)	$829 → $444 (-46.4%)

Columbus

Population

2,1941,925

Median household income

$64,038$62,500

Median home value

$185,600$264,000

Median gross rent

$735$926

Rapelje

Population

10596

Median household income

$70,250$75,938

Median gross rent

$829$444

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Rapelje
Under 5	3.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	17.0%	28.1%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	4.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	21.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	13.4%	7.3%
75 and over	11.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Rapelje
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	85.4%
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%	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Rapelje
No high school diploma	6.7%	1.6%
High school graduate	39.8%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Rapelje
Drove alone	78.8%	42.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	0.0%
Public transit	5.2%	21.2%
Walked	3.9%	36.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Rapelje
1-unit, detached	75.0%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	13.2%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Rapelje
Poverty rate	12.7%	9.4%
Average household size	2.24	3.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	39
Median year structure built	1970	1957