Columbus vs Poynette

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

Columbus and Poynette 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 2,583 in Poynette). Poynette has the higher median household income ($78,950 vs $74,957 in Columbus). Poynette has the higher median home value ($260,900 vs $225,700 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Poynette
Population	5,493	2,583
Median age	39.4 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,957	$78,950
Median home value	$225,700	$260,900
Median gross rent	$814	$744
Housing units	2,497	1,097
Homeownership rate	66.7%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Poynette
Population	5,058 → 5,493 (+8.6%)	2,496 → 2,583 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$58,606 → $74,957 (+27.9%)	$81,330 → $78,950 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $225,700 (+36.5%)	$193,300 → $260,900 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $814 (+0.5%)	$521 → $744 (+42.8%)

Columbus

Population

5,0585,493

Median household income

$58,606$74,957

Median home value

$165,400$225,700

Median gross rent

$810$814

Poynette

Population

2,4962,583

Median household income

$81,330$78,950

Median home value

$193,300$260,900

Median gross rent

$521$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Poynette
Under 5	3.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	19.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	19.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.3%
75 and over	7.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Poynette
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	89.3%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.6%
Asian	1.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Poynette
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.4%
High school graduate	25.2%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Poynette
Drove alone	72.9%	78.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Poynette
1-unit, detached	66.0%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	9.4%
20 or more units	6.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Poynette
Poverty rate	8.0%	12.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1959	1990