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Columbus city, Anoka County, MN

4,248 Population
44.8 square miles 94.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Anoka County: 38.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,631 ±$4,188 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Anoka County: $45,484 ±$661
  • a little less than the amount in Minnesota: $48,237 ±$234
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$123,194 ±$19,150 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Anoka County: $101,869 ±$2,019
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Minnesota: $89,062 ±$409
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.5% ±2.3% (149  ±96) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Anoka County: 7% 25,759 (±0.6% / ±2,099)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 522,508 (±0.2% / ±9,015)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.8 minutes ±1.1 (59,855  ±7,450) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Anoka County: 25.6 4,057,450 (±0.3 / ±78,725)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 54,914,636 (±0.1 / ±295,702)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,639 ±100 Number of households
  • Anoka County: 137,432 ±552
  • Minnesota: 2,307,955 ±6,063
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (4,248  ±24) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Anoka County: 2.7 366,962 (±0 / ±67)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,601,148
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±4.3% (55  ±40) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Anoka County: 6.4% † 5,374 (±0.7% / ±571)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,229 (±0.1% / ±1,882)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,730 ±96 Number of housing units
  • Anoka County: 141,863 ±93
  • Minnesota: 2,545,030 ±1,535
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$460,200 ±$23,207 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Anoka County: $346,500 ±$2,349
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Minnesota: $329,300 ±$903
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.4% ±3.1% (271  ±130.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Anoka County: 9.3% 34,030 (±0.6% / ±2,184.7)
  • about half the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 691,832 (±0.2% / ±9,053.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.7% ±8.2% (2,993  ±319.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Anoka County: 94.4% 239,920 (±1.3% / ±3,336.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,685,922 (±0.3% / ±13,417.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.8% ±4.6% (892  ±154.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Anoka County: 32.2% 81,825 (±0.7% / ±1,845.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 39.4% 1,546,100 (±0.2% / ±8,550.4)
  • 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

3.2% ±2.2% (137  ±95) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Anoka County: 10.2% 37,805
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 8.7% 497,722
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±2.6% (239  ±87) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Anoka County: 6.2% 17,535 (±0.3% / ±762)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 5.9% 259,988 (±0.1% / ±3,034)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
239 Total veterans ±87 232 Male ±84 7 Female ±12

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