Columbus vs Lignite

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

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

Lignite has the higher population (166 vs 47 in Columbus). Lignite has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $95,000 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $91,100 in Lignite).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Lignite
Population	47	166
Median age	52.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$95,000	$98,125
Median home value	$112,500	$91,100
Median gross rent	—	$817
Housing units	117	76
Homeownership rate	96.2%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Lignite
Population	121 → 47 (-61.2%)	203 → 166 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $95,000 (+16.9%)	$62,500 → $98,125 (+57.0%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $112,500 (+27.8%)	$111,200 → $91,100 (-18.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$594 → $817 (+37.5%)

Columbus

Population

12147

Median household income

$81,250$95,000

Median home value

$88,000$112,500

Lignite

Population

203166

Median household income

$62,500$98,125

Median home value

$111,200$91,100

Median gross rent

$594$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Lignite
Under 5	8.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.8%	22.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.5%
35 to 44	8.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	25.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	23.4%	13.3%
65 to 74	14.9%	14.5%
75 and over	6.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Lignite
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Lignite
No high school diploma	2.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	29.7%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Lignite
Drove alone	95.2%	58.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	29.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	4.8%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Lignite
1-unit, detached	71.8%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Lignite
Poverty rate	10.6%	4.8%
Average household size	1.81	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	21	11
Median year structure built	1963	1964