Calumet County vs Columbia County

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

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

Columbia County has the higher population (58,322 vs 52,626 in Calumet County). Calumet County has the higher median household income ($87,700 vs $82,792 in Columbia County). Columbia County has the higher median home value ($258,700 vs $252,100 in Calumet County).

Population, income & housing

	Calumet County	Columbia County
Population	52,626	58,322
Median age	41.7 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$87,700	$82,792
Median home value	$252,100	$258,700
Median gross rent	$1,002	$926
Housing units	22,163	26,826
Homeownership rate	80.7%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calumet County	Columbia County
Population	49,928 → 52,626 (+5.4%)	57,133 → 58,322 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$75,814 → $87,700 (+15.7%)	$68,005 → $82,792 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$178,900 → $252,100 (+40.9%)	$192,900 → $258,700 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $1,002 (+28.6%)	$801 → $926 (+15.6%)

Calumet County

Population

49,92852,626

Median household income

$75,814$87,700

Median home value

$178,900$252,100

Median gross rent

$779$1,002

Columbia County

Population

57,13358,322

Median household income

$68,005$82,792

Median home value

$192,900$258,700

Median gross rent

$801$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calumet County	Columbia County
Under 5	4.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.7%
75 and over	6.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calumet County	Columbia County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	2.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calumet County	Columbia County
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.2%
High school graduate	30.2%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calumet County	Columbia County
Drove alone	79.6%	77.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	7.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.4%	11.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calumet County	Columbia County
1-unit, detached	77.7%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	6.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Calumet County	Columbia County
Poverty rate	5.7%	7.8%
Average household size	2.50	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1986	1976