Columbus vs Rock Island

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (3,718 vs 371 in Rock Island). Columbus has the higher median household income ($57,214 vs $38,409 in Rock Island). Since 2019, Columbus's population has grown faster (+2.8% vs -17.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Rock Island
Population	3,718	371
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,214	$38,409
Median home value	$219,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,047	—
Housing units	1,564	252
Homeownership rate	72.9%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	27.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Rock Island
Population	3,617 → 3,718 (+2.8%)	447 → 371 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$49,549 → $57,214 (+15.5%)	$42,422 → $38,409 (-9.5%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $219,300 (+53.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$593 → $1,047 (+76.6%)	—

Columbus

Population

3,6173,718

Median household income

$49,549$57,214

Median home value

$143,300$219,300

Median gross rent

$593$1,047

Rock Island

Population

447371

Median household income

$42,422$38,409

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Rock Island
Under 5	3.8%	12.7%
5 to 17	24.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	13.2%	2.7%
25 to 34	4.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	6.2%	21.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	7.3%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.1%
75 and over	10.2%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Rock Island
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	95.1%
Black or African American	18.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.6%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Rock Island
No high school diploma	12.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	37.0%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Rock Island
Drove alone	81.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Rock Island
1-unit, detached	66.6%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Rock Island
Poverty rate	28.0%	22.6%
Average household size	2.77	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	85
Median year structure built	1970	1960