Columbus vs Youngsville

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

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

Youngsville has the higher population (1,669 vs 721 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median household income ($57,750 vs $55,282 in Youngsville). Youngsville has the higher median home value ($105,900 vs $101,700 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Youngsville
Population	721	1,669
Median age	51.3 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$55,282
Median home value	$101,700	$105,900
Median gross rent	$635	$758
Housing units	364	792
Homeownership rate	93.1%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Youngsville
Population	857 → 721 (-15.9%)	1,693 → 1,669 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$49,219 → $57,750 (+17.3%)	$47,143 → $55,282 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $101,700 (+8.8%)	$86,400 → $105,900 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $635 (-10.3%)	$629 → $758 (+20.5%)

Columbus

Population

857721

Median household income

$49,219$57,750

Median home value

$93,500$101,700

Median gross rent

$708$635

Youngsville

Population

1,6931,669

Median household income

$47,143$55,282

Median home value

$86,400$105,900

Median gross rent

$629$758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Youngsville
Under 5	5.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	22.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	7.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	14.7%	17.2%
55 to 64	16.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	15.8%	10.4%
75 and over	11.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Youngsville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Youngsville
No high school diploma	6.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	57.7%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Youngsville
Drove alone	92.7%	75.6%
Carpooled	5.8%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.6%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Youngsville
1-unit, detached	93.1%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Youngsville
Poverty rate	6.2%	11.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1946	1955