Columbus vs Starbrick

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (721 vs 579 in Starbrick). Columbus has the higher median household income ($57,750 vs $52,961 in Starbrick). Columbus has the higher median home value ($101,700 vs $95,000 in Starbrick).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Starbrick
Population	721	579
Median age	51.3 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$52,961
Median home value	$101,700	$95,000
Median gross rent	$635	$1,055
Housing units	364	288
Homeownership rate	93.1%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Starbrick
Population	857 → 721 (-15.9%)	424 → 579 (+36.6%)
Median household income	$49,219 → $57,750 (+17.3%)	$34,138 → $52,961 (+55.1%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $101,700 (+8.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$708 → $635 (-10.3%)	$726 → $1,055 (+45.3%)

Columbus

Population

857721

Median household income

$49,219$57,750

Median home value

$93,500$101,700

Median gross rent

$708$635

Starbrick

Population

424579

Median household income

$34,138$52,961

Median gross rent

$726$1,055

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Starbrick
Under 5	5.3%	10.9%
5 to 17	14.1%	22.1%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	7.6%	8.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	6.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	15.8%	11.2%
75 and over	11.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Starbrick
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Starbrick
No high school diploma	6.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	57.7%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Starbrick
Drove alone	92.7%	96.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Starbrick
1-unit, detached	93.1%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Starbrick
Poverty rate	6.2%	28.7%
Average household size	2.27	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1946	1955