Columbus Grove vs Pandora

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

Columbus Grove and Pandora 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 1,606 in Pandora). Columbus Grove has the higher median household income ($70,242 vs $66,830 in Pandora). Columbus Grove has the higher median home value ($154,300 vs $139,000 in Pandora).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus Grove	Pandora
Population	1,741	1,606
Median age	34.3 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,242	$66,830
Median home value	$154,300	$139,000
Median gross rent	$885	$950
Housing units	775	672
Homeownership rate	77.4%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus Grove	Pandora
Population	2,179 → 1,741 (-20.1%)	1,139 → 1,606 (+41.0%)
Median household income	$54,353 → $70,242 (+29.2%)	$61,000 → $66,830 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$103,300 → $154,300 (+49.4%)	$109,100 → $139,000 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $885 (+18.5%)	$703 → $950 (+35.1%)

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

Pandora

Population

1,1391,606

Median household income

$61,000$66,830

Median home value

$109,100$139,000

Median gross rent

$703$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus Grove	Pandora
Under 5	5.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	23.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	16.4%
55 to 64	7.2%	8.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.4%
75 and over	9.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus Grove	Pandora
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	91.0%
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%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus Grove	Pandora
No high school diploma	13.4%	2.0%
High school graduate	30.3%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus Grove	Pandora
Drove alone	83.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	8.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus Grove	Pandora
1-unit, detached	80.3%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Columbus Grove	Pandora
Poverty rate	10.2%	3.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1959	1953