Columbus Grove vs Kalida

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

Columbus Grove and Kalida 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 1,711 in Kalida). Kalida has the higher median household income ($84,679 vs $70,242 in Columbus Grove). Kalida has the higher median home value ($206,000 vs $154,300 in Columbus Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Grove	Kalida
Population	1,741	1,711
Median age	34.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,242	$84,679
Median home value	$154,300	$206,000
Median gross rent	$885	$920
Housing units	775	663
Homeownership rate	77.4%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Grove	Kalida
Population	2,179 → 1,741 (-20.1%)	1,395 → 1,711 (+22.7%)
Median household income	$54,353 → $70,242 (+29.2%)	$59,881 → $84,679 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$103,300 → $154,300 (+49.4%)	$174,200 → $206,000 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $885 (+18.5%)	$730 → $920 (+26.0%)

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

Kalida

Population

1,3951,711

Median household income

$59,881$84,679

Median home value

$174,200$206,000

Median gross rent

$730$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Grove	Kalida
Under 5	5.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	17.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.2%	18.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.6%
75 and over	9.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Grove	Kalida
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	92.7%
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%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Grove	Kalida
No high school diploma	13.4%	1.8%
High school graduate	30.3%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Grove	Kalida
Drove alone	83.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	11.8%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Grove	Kalida
1-unit, detached	80.3%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Grove	Kalida
Poverty rate	10.2%	1.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1959	1979