Brainards vs Columbia

A side-by-side comparison of Brainards and Columbia: population, income, housing, and more.

Brainards and Columbia are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brainards has the higher population (172 vs 152 in Columbia). Brainards has the higher median household income ($170,302 vs $84,531 in Columbia). Columbia has the higher median home value ($322,000 vs $121,600 in Brainards).

Population, income & housing

	Brainards	Columbia
Population	172	152
Median age	58.2 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$170,302	$84,531
Median home value	$121,600	$322,000
Housing units	65	47
Homeownership rate	76.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	14.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brainards	Columbia
Population	236 → 172 (-27.1%)	182 → 152 (-16.5%)
Median household income	$91,042 → $170,302 (+87.1%)	$157,917 → $84,531 (-46.5%)
Median home value	$167,000 → $121,600 (-27.2%)	$268,600 → $322,000 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,438 → $1,458 (+1.4%)	—

Brainards

Population

236172

Median household income

$91,042$170,302

Median home value

$167,000$121,600

Median gross rent

$1,438$1,458

Columbia

Population

182152

Median household income

$157,917$84,531

Median home value

$268,600$322,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brainards	Columbia
Under 5	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.3%	9.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.5%	5.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	17.8%
55 to 64	44.8%	38.2%
65 to 74	5.8%	9.9%
75 and over	3.5%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brainards	Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brainards	Columbia
No high school diploma	11.1%	15.5%
High school graduate	44.4%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	6.9%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brainards	Columbia
Drove alone	95.8%	78.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	14.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brainards	Columbia
1-unit, detached	86.2%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	13.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brainards	Columbia
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	46	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938