Bowbells vs Columbus

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

Bowbells and Columbus are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bowbells has the higher population (267 vs 47 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median household income ($95,000 vs $80,938 in Bowbells). Bowbells has the higher median home value ($113,600 vs $112,500 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Bowbells	Columbus
Population	267	47
Median age	50.5 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,938	$95,000
Median home value	$113,600	$112,500
Median gross rent	$525	—
Housing units	214	117
Homeownership rate	73.6%	96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowbells	Columbus
Population	320 → 267 (-16.6%)	121 → 47 (-61.2%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $80,938 (-3.4%)	$81,250 → $95,000 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $113,600 (+33.6%)	$88,000 → $112,500 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $525 (-23.4%)	—

Bowbells

Population

320267

Median household income

$83,750$80,938

Median home value

$85,000$113,600

Median gross rent

$685$525

Columbus

Population

12147

Median household income

$81,250$95,000

Median home value

$88,000$112,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowbells	Columbus
Under 5	3.4%	8.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	2.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	3.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	25.5%
55 to 64	24.0%	23.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	14.9%
75 and over	9.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowbells	Columbus
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowbells	Columbus
No high school diploma	4.1%	2.7%
High school graduate	41.3%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowbells	Columbus
Drove alone	78.5%	95.2%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowbells	Columbus
1-unit, detached	78.0%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Bowbells	Columbus
Poverty rate	4.1%	10.6%
Average household size	1.85	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1966	1963