Columbus vs Lakeview

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

Columbus and Lakeview 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 446 in Lakeview). Lakeview has the higher median household income ($133,265 vs $67,212 in Columbus). Lakeview has the higher median home value ($238,600 vs $198,900 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Lakeview
Population	24,188	446
Median age	37.7 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,212	$133,265
Median home value	$198,900	$238,600
Median gross rent	$871	—
Housing units	10,234	114
Homeownership rate	66.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	38.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Lakeview
Population	23,195 → 24,188 (+4.3%)	370 → 446 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$60,110 → $67,212 (+11.8%)	$63,654 → $133,265 (+109.4%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $198,900 (+36.7%)	$171,100 → $238,600 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $871 (+14.2%)	—

Columbus

Population

23,19524,188

Median household income

$60,110$67,212

Median home value

$145,500$198,900

Median gross rent

$763$871

Lakeview

Population

370446

Median household income

$63,654$133,265

Median home value

$171,100$238,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Lakeview
Under 5	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	37.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	4.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	23.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	6.1%
75 and over	8.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Lakeview
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	99.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Lakeview
No high school diploma	9.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.3%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Lakeview
Drove alone	82.4%	85.3%
Carpooled	9.3%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	2.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Lakeview
1-unit, detached	72.1%	84.2%
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%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Lakeview
Poverty rate	9.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.47	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	14	15
Median year structure built	1972	2010