Columbus vs Ventura

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (1,147 vs 826 in Ventura). Columbus has the higher median household income ($24,554 vs $24,342 in Ventura). Columbus has the higher median home value ($91,400 vs $77,900 in Ventura).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Ventura
Population	1,147	826
Median age	38.4 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$24,554	$24,342
Median home value	$91,400	$77,900
Median gross rent	$394	$772
Housing units	755	303
Homeownership rate	57.6%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Ventura
Population	1,118 → 1,147 (+2.6%)	714 → 826 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$20,926 → $24,554 (+17.3%)	$23,500 → $24,342 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$66,600 → $91,400 (+37.2%)	$66,000 → $77,900 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$389 → $394 (+1.3%)	—

Columbus

Population

1,1181,147

Median household income

$20,926$24,554

Median home value

$66,600$91,400

Median gross rent

$389$394

Ventura

Population

714826

Median household income

$23,500$24,342

Median home value

$66,000$77,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Ventura
Under 5	3.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	32.3%	26.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	17.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	20.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	3.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	6.1%	7.9%
75 and over	13.5%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Ventura
White (non-Hispanic)	12.9%	29.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
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	87.1%	67.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Ventura
No high school diploma	47.9%	25.2%
High school graduate	15.1%	53.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Ventura
Drove alone	58.9%	98.5%
Carpooled	27.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Ventura
1-unit, detached	41.5%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53.0%	36.6%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Ventura
Poverty rate	37.6%	60.7%
Average household size	2.69	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1981	1977