Columbus vs Flaxton

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (47 vs 24 in Flaxton). Columbus has the higher median household income ($95,000 vs $23,750 in Flaxton). Columbus has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $38,500 in Flaxton).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Flaxton
Population	47	24
Median age	52.9 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$95,000	$23,750
Median home value	$112,500	$38,500
Housing units	117	85
Homeownership rate	96.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Flaxton
Population	121 → 47 (-61.2%)	134 → 24 (-82.1%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $95,000 (+16.9%)	$84,167 → $23,750 (-71.8%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $112,500 (+27.8%)	$32,900 → $38,500 (+17.0%)

Columbus

Population

12147

Median household income

$81,250$95,000

Median home value

$88,000$112,500

Flaxton

Population

13424

Median household income

$84,167$23,750

Median home value

$32,900$38,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Flaxton
Under 5	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	16.7%
45 to 54	25.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	23.4%	29.2%
65 to 74	14.9%	0.0%
75 and over	6.4%	45.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Flaxton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	8.3%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Flaxton
No high school diploma	2.7%	20.8%
High school graduate	29.7%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Flaxton
Drove alone	95.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Flaxton
1-unit, detached	71.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Flaxton
Poverty rate	10.6%	8.3%
Average household size	1.81	1.26
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1963	1948