Columbus Grove vs Leipsic

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

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

Leipsic has the higher population (2,024 vs 1,741 in Columbus Grove). Columbus Grove has the higher median household income ($70,242 vs $59,286 in Leipsic). Columbus Grove has the higher median home value ($154,300 vs $106,100 in Leipsic).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Grove	Leipsic
Population	1,741	2,024
Median age	34.3 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,242	$59,286
Median home value	$154,300	$106,100
Median gross rent	$885	$1,183
Housing units	775	795
Homeownership rate	77.4%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Grove	Leipsic
Population	2,179 → 1,741 (-20.1%)	2,387 → 2,024 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$54,353 → $70,242 (+29.2%)	$42,097 → $59,286 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$103,300 → $154,300 (+49.4%)	$96,200 → $106,100 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $885 (+18.5%)	$772 → $1,183 (+53.2%)

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

Leipsic

Population

2,3872,024

Median household income

$42,097$59,286

Median home value

$96,200$106,100

Median gross rent

$772$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Grove	Leipsic
Under 5	5.4%	9.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	7.2%	8.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.7%
75 and over	9.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Grove	Leipsic
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	46.0%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.7%
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%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	47.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Grove	Leipsic
No high school diploma	13.4%	18.6%
High school graduate	30.3%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Grove	Leipsic
Drove alone	83.0%	67.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	24.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.4%
Other means	0.3%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Grove	Leipsic
1-unit, detached	80.3%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	6.2%
20 or more units	1.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Grove	Leipsic
Poverty rate	10.2%	19.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1959	1972