Columbus vs Wisconsin Dells

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

Columbus and Wisconsin Dells 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 2,763 in Wisconsin Dells). Columbus has the higher median household income ($74,957 vs $66,846 in Wisconsin Dells). Columbus has the higher median home value ($225,700 vs $203,300 in Wisconsin Dells).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Wisconsin Dells
Population	5,493	2,763
Median age	39.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,957	$66,846
Median home value	$225,700	$203,300
Median gross rent	$814	$886
Housing units	2,497	1,517
Homeownership rate	66.7%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Wisconsin Dells
Population	5,058 → 5,493 (+8.6%)	2,841 → 2,763 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$58,606 → $74,957 (+27.9%)	$51,554 → $66,846 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $225,700 (+36.5%)	$161,400 → $203,300 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $814 (+0.5%)	$833 → $886 (+6.4%)

Columbus

Population

5,0585,493

Median household income

$58,606$74,957

Median home value

$165,400$225,700

Median gross rent

$810$814

Wisconsin Dells

Population

2,8412,763

Median household income

$51,554$66,846

Median home value

$161,400$203,300

Median gross rent

$833$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Wisconsin Dells
Under 5	3.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	19.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	6.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	19.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.7%
75 and over	7.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Wisconsin Dells
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	83.5%
Black or African American	2.6%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.8%
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%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Wisconsin Dells
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	25.2%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Wisconsin Dells
Drove alone	72.9%	73.6%
Carpooled	6.2%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	3.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	17.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Wisconsin Dells
1-unit, detached	66.0%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	14.4%
20 or more units	6.2%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Wisconsin Dells
Poverty rate	8.0%	8.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1959	1970