Columbia vs Lake Monticello

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Lake Monticello: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Lake Monticello are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Monticello has the higher population (10,820 vs 38 in Columbia). Since 2019, Lake Monticello's population has grown faster (-0.4% vs -69.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Lake Monticello
Population	38	10,820
Median age	68.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$101,363
Median home value	—	$288,300
Median gross rent	—	$2,167
Housing units	12	4,586
Homeownership rate	100.0%	96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Lake Monticello
Population	126 → 38 (-69.8%)	10,862 → 10,820 (-0.4%)
Median household income	—	$80,759 → $101,363 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$184,200 → $184,100 (-0.1%)	$228,900 → $288,300 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,571 → $2,167 (+37.9%)

Columbia

Population

12638

Median home value

$184,200$184,100

Lake Monticello

Population

10,86210,820

Median household income

$80,759$101,363

Median home value

$228,900$288,300

Median gross rent

$1,571$2,167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Lake Monticello
Under 5	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	36.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	63.2%	13.8%
75 and over	0.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Lake Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Lake Monticello
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	14.7%
Some college or associate's	68.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	22.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Lake Monticello
Drove alone	100.0%	68.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Lake Monticello
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Lake Monticello
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.5%
Average household size	3.17	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	—	1996