Columbus vs Weimar

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

Columbus and Weimar 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 3,240 in Weimar). Weimar has the higher median household income ($64,103 vs $57,214 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($219,300 vs $163,300 in Weimar).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Weimar
Population	3,718	3,240
Median age	42.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,214	$64,103
Median home value	$219,300	$163,300
Median gross rent	$1,047	$516
Housing units	1,564	1,323
Homeownership rate	72.9%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Weimar
Population	3,617 → 3,718 (+2.8%)	2,561 → 3,240 (+26.5%)
Median household income	$49,549 → $57,214 (+15.5%)	$48,125 → $64,103 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$143,300 → $219,300 (+53.0%)	$105,300 → $163,300 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $1,047 (+76.6%)	$691 → $516 (-25.3%)

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

Weimar

Population

2,5613,240

Median household income

$48,125$64,103

Median home value

$105,300$163,300

Median gross rent

$691$516

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Weimar
Under 5	3.8%	9.5%
5 to 17	24.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	13.2%	11.0%
25 to 34	4.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	6.2%	9.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	18.1%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.3%
75 and over	10.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Weimar
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	49.6%
Black or African American	18.9%	18.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Weimar
No high school diploma	12.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Weimar
Drove alone	81.7%	86.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.2%	3.7%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Weimar
1-unit, detached	66.6%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Weimar
Poverty rate	28.0%	5.9%
Average household size	2.77	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1970	1968