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Columbus township, Platte County, NE

3,313 Population
49.8 square miles 66.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Platte County: 37.7 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 37.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,154 ±$7,031 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Platte County: $36,874 ±$1,544
  • a little less than the amount in Nebraska: $41,751 ±$384
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$97,848 ±$42,096 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Platte County: $71,552 ±$4,214
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Nebraska: $76,475 ±$633
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.1% ±6.2% (325  ±200) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Platte County: 9.8% † 3,347 (±2% / ±691)
  • a little less than the rate in Nebraska: 10.6% 204,630 (±0.3% / ±5,789)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.6 minutes ±3.2 (25,540  ±6,047) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Platte County: 16.1 270,340 (±1.5 / ±26,223)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 19.2 17,325,040 (±0.1 / ±147,565)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,141 ±146 Number of households
  • Platte County: 13,658 ±221
  • Nebraska: 797,847 ±2,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (3,205  ±23) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Platte County: 2.5 34,296 (±0 / ±26)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,931,011
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±7% (43  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Platte County: 8.3% † 593 (±2.4% / ±171)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 26,331 (±0.3% / ±1,201)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,181 ±161 Number of housing units
  • Platte County: 14,325 ±31
  • Nebraska: 863,444 ±628
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$236,100 ±$89,886 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Platte County: $223,900 ±$7,772
  • about the same as the amount in Nebraska: $238,600 ±$1,365
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.9% ±1.3% (63  ±41.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Platte County: 10.1% † 3,466 (±2.2% / ±740.6)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 257,994 (±0.3% / ±5,628.5)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

72.5% ±9.3% (1,582  ±266) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Platte County: 90.3% 20,370 (±4% / ±906.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 92.2% 1,198,824 (±0.6% / ±7,286.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.6% ±7% (602  ±165.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Platte County: 23% 5,190 (±2.2% / ±489.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 34.6% 449,651 (±0.3% / ±4,426.3)
  • 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

21.9% ±8.8% (724  ±293) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Platte County: 12.3% 4,254
  • more than double the rate in Nebraska: 8% 159,084
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.8% ±2.9% (68  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Platte County: 5.1% † 1,305 (±0.9% / ±219)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 6.9% 102,710 (±0.1% / ±1,710)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
68 Total veterans ±71 68 Male ±71 N/A Female ±10

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