Columbus vs Pardeeville

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

Columbus and Pardeeville 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 1,804 in Pardeeville). Columbus has the higher median household income ($74,957 vs $66,167 in Pardeeville). Columbus has the higher median home value ($225,700 vs $225,400 in Pardeeville).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Pardeeville
Population	5,493	1,804
Median age	39.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,957	$66,167
Median home value	$225,700	$225,400
Median gross rent	$814	$850
Housing units	2,497	878
Homeownership rate	66.7%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Pardeeville
Population	5,058 → 5,493 (+8.6%)	2,151 → 1,804 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$58,606 → $74,957 (+27.9%)	$62,744 → $66,167 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $225,700 (+36.5%)	$143,400 → $225,400 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $814 (+0.5%)	$780 → $850 (+9.0%)

Columbus

Population

5,0585,493

Median household income

$58,606$74,957

Median home value

$165,400$225,700

Median gross rent

$810$814

Pardeeville

Population

2,1511,804

Median household income

$62,744$66,167

Median home value

$143,400$225,400

Median gross rent

$780$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Pardeeville
Under 5	3.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	20.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	19.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	17.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	16.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	7.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.4%
75 and over	7.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Pardeeville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	94.6%
Black or African American	2.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Pardeeville
No high school diploma	4.7%	7.9%
High school graduate	25.2%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Pardeeville
Drove alone	72.9%	86.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	3.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.8%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Pardeeville
1-unit, detached	66.0%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	10.7%
20 or more units	6.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Pardeeville
Poverty rate	8.0%	7.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1959	1968