Columbus vs Humphrey

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

Columbus and Humphrey 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 701 in Humphrey). Humphrey has the higher median household income ($69,732 vs $67,212 in Columbus). Humphrey has the higher median home value ($224,000 vs $198,900 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Humphrey
Population	24,188	701
Median age	37.7 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,212	$69,732
Median home value	$198,900	$224,000
Median gross rent	$871	$693
Housing units	10,234	348
Homeownership rate	66.8%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Humphrey
Population	23,195 → 24,188 (+4.3%)	896 → 701 (-21.8%)
Median household income	$60,110 → $67,212 (+11.8%)	$62,917 → $69,732 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $198,900 (+36.7%)	$162,500 → $224,000 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $871 (+14.2%)	$790 → $693 (-12.3%)

Columbus

Population

23,19524,188

Median household income

$60,110$67,212

Median home value

$145,500$198,900

Median gross rent

$763$871

Humphrey

Population

896701

Median household income

$62,917$69,732

Median home value

$162,500$224,000

Median gross rent

$790$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Humphrey
Under 5	7.0%	9.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	21.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	9.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.1%
75 and over	8.2%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Humphrey
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Humphrey
No high school diploma	9.7%	3.0%
High school graduate	32.3%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Humphrey
Drove alone	82.4%	83.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	5.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Humphrey
1-unit, detached	72.1%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	6.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Humphrey
Poverty rate	9.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1972	1960