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Columbus, TX

3,860 Population
3 square miles 1,283.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.6 ±7.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Colorado County: 43.3 ±0.9
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,453 ±$8,830 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Colorado County: $36,990 ±$2,895
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,418 ±$10,091 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Colorado County: $66,377 † ±$6,733
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

31.5% ±10.8% (1,123  ±385) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Colorado County: 10.7% † 2,199 (±2.5% / ±506)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.3 minutes ±7.2 (26,105  ±11,233) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Colorado County: 25.7 221,825 (±2.5 / ±25,642)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,333 ±193 Number of households
  • Colorado County: 7,937 ±335
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (3,560  ±36) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Colorado County: 2.6 20,598 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

17.8% ±16.1% (116  ±108) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Colorado County: 9.8% † 360 (±5.2% / ±194)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,653 ±223 Number of housing units
  • Colorado County: 10,102 ±16
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$241,700 ±$102,756 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Colorado County: $209,800 ±$17,871
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±5.9% (412  ±221.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Colorado County: 8% † 1,643 (±2.2% / ±459.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.4% ±12% (2,010  ±356.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado County: 89.6% 12,998 (±5.4% / ±809.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.8% ±8.4% (640  ±206.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Colorado County: 22.9% † 3,327 (±2.9% / ±419.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.3% ±5.5% (476  ±212) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Colorado County: 8.7% 1,832
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.9% ±2.1% (103  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Colorado County: 5.8% † 936 (±1.1% / ±177)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
103 Total veterans ±55 103 Male ±55 N/A Female ±15

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