Columbus

Population: 2,902
Median household income: $39,936
Median home value: $85,800

Located in Cherokee County, Kansas, Columbus is a community with a population of 2,902. Its median household income of $39,936 runs below the Cherokee County figure of $58,274.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbus's population declined 6.0% from 3,086 to 2,902, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $66,200 to $85,800.

87.9% of workers drive to work alone. 73.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,902
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $39,936
Median home value: $85,800
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 1,426
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0862,902

Median household income

$35,392$39,936

Median home value

$66,200$85,800

Median gross rent

$532$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,086	$35,392	$66,200	$532
2020	3,062	$36,688	$58,200	$484
2021	2,945	$32,132	$57,500	$582
2022	2,922	$39,777	$66,700	$653
2023	2,902	$39,936	$85,800	$768

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	236	8.1%
5 to 17	310	10.7%
18 to 24	299	10.3%
25 to 34	443	15.3%
35 to 44	250	8.6%
45 to 54	255	8.8%
55 to 64	508	17.5%
65 to 74	282	9.7%
75 and over	319	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,354	81.1%
Black or African American	106	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	1.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	25	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	286	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	95	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate42.3%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	113	5.5%
High school graduate	870	42.3%
Some college or associate's	608	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	238	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	228	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,145	87.9%
Carpooled	92	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	571	44.6%
15 to 29 min	292	22.8%
30 to 44 min	336	26.3%
45 to 59 min	81	6.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 19.4% (550 of 2,834)

	Count	Share
Family households	751	55.2%
Nonfamily households	609	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,360	95.4%
Vacant	66	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	811	59.6%
Renter-occupied	549	40.4%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,048	73.5%
1-unit, attached	23	1.6%
2 to 4 units	184	12.9%
5 to 19 units	63	4.4%
20 or more units	6	0.4%
Mobile home & other	102	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2015075
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1716, -94.8441