Columbus vs Reed Point

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

Columbus and Reed Point 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 113 in Reed Point). Reed Point has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $62,500 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($264,000 vs $137,500 in Reed Point).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Reed Point
Population	1,925	113
Median age	46.0 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$79,375
Median home value	$264,000	$137,500
Median gross rent	$926	—
Housing units	887	84
Homeownership rate	71.6%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Reed Point
Population	2,194 → 1,925 (-12.3%)	307 → 113 (-63.2%)
Median household income	$64,038 → $62,500 (-2.4%)	$32,589 → $79,375 (+143.6%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $264,000 (+42.2%)	$163,200 → $137,500 (-15.7%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $926 (+26.0%)	—

Columbus

Population

2,1941,925

Median household income

$64,038$62,500

Median home value

$185,600$264,000

Median gross rent

$735$926

Reed Point

Population

307113

Median household income

$32,589$79,375

Median home value

$163,200$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Reed Point
Under 5	3.7%	0.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	6.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	16.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	34.5%
65 to 74	13.4%	15.9%
75 and over	11.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Reed Point
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	2.7%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Reed Point
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	39.8%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Reed Point
Drove alone	78.8%	74.5%
Carpooled	8.4%	3.9%
Public transit	5.2%	2.0%
Walked	3.9%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Reed Point
1-unit, detached	75.0%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
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%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Reed Point
Poverty rate	12.7%	11.6%
Average household size	2.24	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1970	1938