Columbus Junction

Population: 2,129
Median household income: $76,518
Median home value: $114,200

Columbus Junction, a community in Louisa County, Iowa, has 2,129 residents. Its median household income of $76,518 runs below the Louisa County figure of $80,223.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbus Junction's population declined 4.5% from 2,229 to 2,129, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $94,600 to $114,200.

Households average 2.99 people. The median gross rent is $591.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,129
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,518
Median home value: $114,200
Median gross rent: $591
Housing units: 761
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2292,129

Median household income

$47,151$76,518

Median home value

$94,600$114,200

Median gross rent

$608$591

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,229	$47,151	$94,600	$608
2020	2,260	$53,188	$89,800	$615
2021	2,132	$55,625	$103,100	$631
2022	2,029	$62,500	$112,800	$564
2023	2,129	$76,518	$114,200	$591

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	7.8%
5 to 17	416	19.5%
18 to 24	173	8.1%
25 to 34	352	16.5%
35 to 44	327	15.4%
45 to 54	153	7.2%
55 to 64	206	9.7%
65 to 74	175	8.2%
75 and over	160	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	920	43.2%
Black or African American	18	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	200	9.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	926	43.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.8%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	396	28.8%
High school graduate	460	33.5%
Some college or associate's	282	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	195	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	741	75.2%
Carpooled	158	16.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	4.4%
Other means	23	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	399	42.4%
15 to 29 min	171	18.2%
30 to 44 min	216	22.9%
45 to 59 min	103	10.9%
60+ min	53	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 9.5% (198 of 2,088)

	Count	Share
Family households	547	78.4%
Nonfamily households	151	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	698	91.7%
Vacant	63	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	565	80.9%
Renter-occupied	133	19.1%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	590	77.5%
1-unit, attached	5	0.7%
2 to 4 units	58	7.6%
5 to 19 units	50	6.6%
20 or more units	10	1.3%
Mobile home & other	48	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1915420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2789, -91.3639