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Columbus township, Adams County, IL

852 Population
37.3 square miles 22.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30 ±7.9 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Adams County: 41.4 ±0.4
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,559 ±$5,200 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Adams County: $37,595 ±$1,628
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$105,581 ±$17,336 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Adams County: $66,220 ±$3,435
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.3% ±2% (19  ±18) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Adams County: 12.8% † 8,084 (±1.5% / ±929)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.4 minutes ±28.9 (9,305  ±3,887) Mean travel time to work
  • nearly double the figure in Adams County: 16.9 499,985 (±0.6 / ±23,035)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

308 ±103 Number of households
  • Adams County: 27,915 ±376
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.6 (852  ±338) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Adams County: 2.3 62,879 (±0 / ±52)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.7% ±8.5% (26  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Adams County: 4.8% † 664 (±1.2% / ±166)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

343 ±106 Number of housing units
  • Adams County: 30,302 ±58
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$268,200 ±$102,213 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Adams County: $162,600 ±$4,166
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.6% ±5.2% (38  ±45) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Adams County: 11.3% † 7,237 (±1.5% / ±970.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

99% ±45.5% (510  ±151.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Adams County: 93.8% 42,244 (±2.9% / ±1,298.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.9% ±6.7% (149  ±62.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Adams County: 27.5% 12,365 (±1.6% / ±713.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • 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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.2% ±5.6% (27  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Adams County: 7.7% † 3,872 (±0.8% / ±417)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
27 Total veterans ±30 27 Male ±30 N/A Female ±13

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