Columbus vs Lodi

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (5,493 vs 3,206 in Lodi). Lodi has the higher median household income ($109,821 vs $74,957 in Columbus). Lodi has the higher median home value ($286,500 vs $225,700 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Lodi
Population	5,493	3,206
Median age	39.4 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,957	$109,821
Median home value	$225,700	$286,500
Median gross rent	$814	$1,180
Housing units	2,497	1,476
Homeownership rate	66.7%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Lodi
Population	5,058 → 5,493 (+8.6%)	3,060 → 3,206 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$58,606 → $74,957 (+27.9%)	$72,117 → $109,821 (+52.3%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $225,700 (+36.5%)	$206,600 → $286,500 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $814 (+0.5%)	$795 → $1,180 (+48.4%)

Columbus

Population

5,0585,493

Median household income

$58,606$74,957

Median home value

$165,400$225,700

Median gross rent

$810$814

Lodi

Population

3,0603,206

Median household income

$72,117$109,821

Median home value

$206,600$286,500

Median gross rent

$795$1,180

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Lodi
Under 5	3.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	19.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	14.6%
75 and over	7.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Lodi
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	98.2%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Lodi
No high school diploma	4.7%	0.2%
High school graduate	25.2%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Lodi
Drove alone	72.9%	79.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Lodi
1-unit, detached	66.0%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	6.1%
20 or more units	6.2%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Lodi
Poverty rate	8.0%	3.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1959	1990