Columbus Grove vs Continental

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

Columbus Grove and Continental are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbus Grove has the higher population (1,741 vs 1,387 in Continental). Continental has the higher median household income ($75,375 vs $70,242 in Columbus Grove). Columbus Grove has the higher median home value ($154,300 vs $150,400 in Continental).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Grove	Continental
Population	1,741	1,387
Median age	34.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,242	$75,375
Median home value	$154,300	$150,400
Median gross rent	$885	$656
Housing units	775	688
Homeownership rate	77.4%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Grove	Continental
Population	2,179 → 1,741 (-20.1%)	1,131 → 1,387 (+22.6%)
Median household income	$54,353 → $70,242 (+29.2%)	$45,208 → $75,375 (+66.7%)
Median home value	$103,300 → $154,300 (+49.4%)	$86,300 → $150,400 (+74.3%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $885 (+18.5%)	$524 → $656 (+25.2%)

Columbus Grove

Population

2,1791,741

Median household income

$54,353$70,242

Median home value

$103,300$154,300

Median gross rent

$747$885

Continental

Population

1,1311,387

Median household income

$45,208$75,375

Median home value

$86,300$150,400

Median gross rent

$524$656

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Grove	Continental
Under 5	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	23.0%	21.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	6.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	19.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	4.2%
55 to 64	7.2%	18.2%
65 to 74	9.4%	13.1%
75 and over	9.9%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Grove	Continental
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	93.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Grove	Continental
No high school diploma	13.4%	2.5%
High school graduate	30.3%	53.4%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Grove	Continental
Drove alone	83.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	11.8%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	2.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.9%
Other means	0.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Grove	Continental
1-unit, detached	80.3%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Grove	Continental
Poverty rate	10.2%	7.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1959	1964