Columbus

Population: 5,493
Median household income: $74,957
Median home value: $225,700

Columbus, a community in Columbia County, Wisconsin, has 5,493 residents. The median household income of $74,957 is below the Columbia County median ($82,792).

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbus's population grew 8.6% from 5,058 to 5,493, while its median home value rose 36.5% from $165,400 to $225,700.

Households average 2.22 people. The median gross rent is $814.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,493
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $74,957
Median home value: $225,700
Median gross rent: $814
Housing units: 2,497
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0585,493

Median household income

$58,606$74,957

Median home value

$165,400$225,700

Median gross rent

$810$814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,058	$58,606	$165,400	$810
2020	5,076	$65,029	$169,700	$788
2021	5,465	$62,833	$170,500	$789
2022	5,481	$65,727	$209,500	$819
2023	5,493	$74,957	$225,700	$814

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	204	3.7%
5 to 17	959	17.5%
18 to 24	315	5.7%
25 to 34	1,050	19.1%
35 to 44	657	12.0%
45 to 54	697	12.7%
55 to 64	671	12.2%
65 to 74	537	9.8%
75 and over	403	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,037	91.7%
Black or African American	144	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.3%
Asian	73	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	158	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	4.7%
High school graduate	1,011	25.2%
Some college or associate's	1,554	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,054	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	207	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,262	72.9%
Carpooled	192	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	98	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	553	17.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	848	33.2%
15 to 29 min	529	20.7%
30 to 44 min	702	27.5%
45 to 59 min	418	16.4%
60+ min	55	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 8.0% (437 of 5,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,464	60.1%
Nonfamily households	970	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,434	97.5%
Vacant	63	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,624	66.7%
Renter-occupied	810	33.3%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,648	66.0%
1-unit, attached	123	4.9%
2 to 4 units	180	7.2%
5 to 19 units	356	14.3%
20 or more units	154	6.2%
Mobile home & other	36	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5516450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 43.3368, -89.0300