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Columbus township, Johnson County, MO

1,288 Population
41.8 square miles 30.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±5.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Johnson County: 31.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,893 ±$7,927 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Johnson County: $32,773 ±$1,252
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$98,659 ±$9,207 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Johnson County: $67,272 ±$2,697
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.6% ±3% (59  ±47) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Johnson County: 11.8% † 5,956 (±1.9% / ±937)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

54.1 minutes ±18.2 (27,785  ±18,008) Mean travel time to work
  • more than double the figure in Johnson County: 23.7 603,300 (±1.1 / ±33,678)
  • more than double the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about double the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

399 ±129 Number of households
  • Johnson County: 21,087 ±318
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.2 ±1 (1,288  ±583) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Johnson County: 2.4 50,842 (±0 / ±65)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

448 ±141 Number of housing units
  • Johnson County: 22,731 ±46
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$327,900 ±$41,119 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Johnson County: $235,700 ±$8,522
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.9% ±7.5% (76  ±102.1) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Johnson County: 19.9% 10,797 (±1.8% / ±996.8)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.2% ±43.9% (743  ±226.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Johnson County: 93.2% 30,195 (±3.4% / ±1,142.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.4% ±10.3% (226  ±120.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Johnson County: 29.1% 9,435 (±2% / ±662.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about three-quarters 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

1.5% ±2.2% (19  ±29) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Johnson County: 3% 1,620
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.8% ±5.8% (86  ±60) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Johnson County: 13.4% † 5,276 (±1.5% / ±601)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
86 Total veterans ±60 86 Male ±60 N/A Female ±12

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