Columbus vs Russell

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

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

Russell has the higher population (1,300 vs 721 in Columbus). Russell has the higher median household income ($97,647 vs $57,750 in Columbus). Russell has the higher median home value ($192,200 vs $101,700 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Russell
Population	721	1,300
Median age	51.3 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$97,647
Median home value	$101,700	$192,200
Median gross rent	$635	$654
Housing units	364	631
Homeownership rate	93.1%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Russell
Population	857 → 721 (-15.9%)	1,510 → 1,300 (-13.9%)
Median household income	$49,219 → $57,750 (+17.3%)	$74,375 → $97,647 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $101,700 (+8.8%)	$166,400 → $192,200 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $635 (-10.3%)	$292 → $654 (+124.0%)

Columbus

Population

857721

Median household income

$49,219$57,750

Median home value

$93,500$101,700

Median gross rent

$708$635

Russell

Population

1,5101,300

Median household income

$74,375$97,647

Median home value

$166,400$192,200

Median gross rent

$292$654

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Russell
Under 5	5.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	14.1%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	7.9%
35 to 44	8.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	20.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	15.8%	17.7%
75 and over	11.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Russell
No high school diploma	6.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	57.7%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Russell
Drove alone	92.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Russell
1-unit, detached	93.1%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Russell
Poverty rate	6.2%	5.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1946	1968