Columbus vs Duncan

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (24,188 vs 650 in Duncan). Columbus has the higher median household income ($67,212 vs $58,875 in Duncan). Columbus has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $150,000 in Duncan).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Duncan
Population	24,188	650
Median age	37.7 yrs	21.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,212	$58,875
Median home value	$198,900	$150,000
Median gross rent	$871	$850
Housing units	10,234	184
Homeownership rate	66.8%	96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Duncan
Population	23,195 → 24,188 (+4.3%)	547 → 650 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$60,110 → $67,212 (+11.8%)	$46,250 → $58,875 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $198,900 (+36.7%)	$95,600 → $150,000 (+56.9%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $871 (+14.2%)	$1,113 → $850 (-23.6%)

Columbus

Population

23,19524,188

Median household income

$60,110$67,212

Median home value

$145,500$198,900

Median gross rent

$763$871

Duncan

Population

547650

Median household income

$46,250$58,875

Median home value

$95,600$150,000

Median gross rent

$1,113$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Duncan
Under 5	7.0%	14.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	26.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	10.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	6.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	6.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	4.6%
75 and over	8.2%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Duncan
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Duncan
No high school diploma	9.7%	14.1%
High school graduate	32.3%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Duncan
Drove alone	82.4%	68.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	26.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	5.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Duncan
1-unit, detached	72.1%	99.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Duncan
Poverty rate	9.7%	0.9%
Average household size	2.47	3.63
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1972	1959