Columbus vs Lindsay

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

Columbus and Lindsay 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 298 in Lindsay). Lindsay has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $67,212 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $162,500 in Lindsay).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Lindsay
Population	24,188	298
Median age	37.7 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,212	$77,500
Median home value	$198,900	$162,500
Median gross rent	$871	$717
Housing units	10,234	142
Homeownership rate	66.8%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Lindsay
Population	23,195 → 24,188 (+4.3%)	276 → 298 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$60,110 → $67,212 (+11.8%)	$72,857 → $77,500 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $198,900 (+36.7%)	$131,300 → $162,500 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $871 (+14.2%)	$763 → $717 (-6.0%)

Columbus

Population

23,19524,188

Median household income

$60,110$67,212

Median home value

$145,500$198,900

Median gross rent

$763$871

Lindsay

Population

276298

Median household income

$72,857$77,500

Median home value

$131,300$162,500

Median gross rent

$763$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Lindsay
Under 5	7.0%	14.1%
5 to 17	19.3%	6.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	20.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	8.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	13.4%
75 and over	8.2%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Lindsay
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
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%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Lindsay
No high school diploma	9.7%	9.0%
High school graduate	32.3%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Lindsay
Drove alone	82.4%	59.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	30.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	7.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Lindsay
1-unit, detached	72.1%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Lindsay
Poverty rate	9.7%	1.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1972	1974