Columbus

Population: 51,104
Median household income: $76,856
Median home value: $231,000

Columbus is a community in Bartholomew County, Indiana, home to 51,104 residents. At $76,856, its median household income sits below Bartholomew County's $80,365.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbus's population grew 6.1% from 48,150 to 51,104, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $166,200 to $231,000.

The typical home was built around 1981. 12.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,104
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $76,856
Median home value: $231,000
Median gross rent: $1,135
Housing units: 22,809
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,15051,104

Median household income

$63,405$76,856

Median home value

$166,200$231,000

Median gross rent

$951$1,135

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,150	$63,405	$166,200	$951
2020	48,820	$67,387	$174,300	$956
2021	50,718	$72,380	$185,300	$1,035
2022	50,896	$75,114	$211,700	$1,081
2023	51,104	$76,856	$231,000	$1,135

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,705	7.2%
5 to 17	8,708	17.0%
18 to 24	4,083	8.0%
25 to 34	8,295	16.2%
35 to 44	6,806	13.3%
45 to 54	5,603	11.0%
55 to 64	5,749	11.2%
65 to 74	4,689	9.2%
75 and over	3,466	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,595	71.6%
Black or African American	1,230	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.1%
Asian	6,033	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	535	1.0%
Two or more races	1,540	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,122	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,571	7.4%
High school graduate	9,721	28.1%
Some college or associate's	8,031	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,586	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,699	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,895	74.6%
Carpooled	2,254	8.9%
Public transit	203	0.8%
Walked	308	1.2%
Bicycle	96	0.4%
Worked from home	3,368	13.3%
Other means	218	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,665	48.5%
15 to 29 min	7,171	32.6%
30 to 44 min	2,310	10.5%
45 to 59 min	863	3.9%
60+ min	965	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 12.8% (6,438 of 50,116)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,906	60.6%
Nonfamily households	8,408	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,314	93.4%
Vacant	1,495	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,053	61.2%
Renter-occupied	8,261	38.8%

1-unit, detached67.5%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,394	67.5%
1-unit, attached	687	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1,296	5.7%
5 to 19 units	3,126	13.7%
20 or more units	1,965	8.6%
Mobile home & other	341	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1814734
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 39.2087, -85.9191