Columbia County vs Logan County

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia County and Logan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia County and Logan County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia County has the higher population (22,527 vs 21,240 in Logan County). Logan County has the higher median household income ($54,237 vs $47,363 in Columbia County). Columbia County has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $126,900 in Logan County).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia County	Logan County
Population	22,527	21,240
Median age	34.5 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,363	$54,237
Median home value	$141,700	$126,900
Median gross rent	$631	$721
Housing units	11,032	9,762
Homeownership rate	69.1%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia County	Logan County
Population	23,776 → 22,527 (-5.3%)	21,668 → 21,240 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$36,193 → $47,363 (+30.9%)	$41,466 → $54,237 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $141,700 (+73.0%)	$99,000 → $126,900 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $631 (-5.0%)	$581 → $721 (+24.1%)

Columbia County

Population

23,77622,527

Median household income

$36,193$47,363

Median home value

$81,900$141,700

Median gross rent

$664$631

Logan County

Population

21,66821,240

Median household income

$41,466$54,237

Median home value

$99,000$126,900

Median gross rent

$581$721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia County	Logan County
Under 5	6.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	16.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.9%
75 and over	7.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia County	Logan County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	88.4%
Black or African American	34.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia County	Logan County
No high school diploma	11.5%	10.7%
High school graduate	40.6%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia County	Logan County
Drove alone	82.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	11.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.8%
Walked	3.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.0%	6.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia County	Logan County
1-unit, detached	69.2%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Columbia County	Logan County
Poverty rate	22.7%	14.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1981	1979