Columbia City

Population: 9,975
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $184,300

Located in Whitley County, Indiana, Columbia City is a community with a population of 9,975. Its median household income of $65,000 runs below the Whitley County figure of $75,790.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbia City's population grew 9.4% from 9,116 to 9,975, while its median home value rose 47.2% from $125,200 to $184,300.

24.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,975
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $184,300
Median gross rent: $885
Housing units: 4,679
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1169,975

Median household income

$47,075$65,000

Median home value

$125,200$184,300

Median gross rent

$623$885

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,116	$47,075	$125,200	$623
2020	9,115	$48,690	$130,300	$719
2021	9,390	$53,797	$140,500	$776
2022	9,478	$58,019	$157,300	$910
2023	9,975	$65,000	$184,300	$885

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	675	6.8%
5 to 17	1,639	16.4%
18 to 24	930	9.3%
25 to 34	1,508	15.1%
35 to 44	1,271	12.7%
45 to 54	1,016	10.2%
55 to 64	1,323	13.3%
65 to 74	883	8.9%
75 and over	730	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,954	89.8%
Black or African American	30	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	9	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.8%
Two or more races	403	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	492	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	613	9.1%
High school graduate	2,577	38.3%
Some college or associate's	1,864	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,370	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	307	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,171	87.5%
Carpooled	210	4.4%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	48	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	267	5.6%
Other means	63	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,011	44.7%
15 to 29 min	1,094	24.3%
30 to 44 min	1,269	28.2%
45 to 59 min	103	2.3%
60+ min	22	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 14.5% (1,396 of 9,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,499	57.1%
Nonfamily households	1,879	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,378	93.6%
Vacant	301	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,750	62.8%
Renter-occupied	1,628	37.2%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,084	65.9%
1-unit, attached	226	4.8%
2 to 4 units	243	5.2%
5 to 19 units	670	14.3%
20 or more units	171	3.7%
Mobile home & other	285	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1814716
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.1631, -85.4788