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Columbus, NE Micro Area

44,899 Population
1,086.6 square miles 41.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$36,109 ±$1,648 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$75,501 ±$3,364 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

8.7% ±1.6% (3,857  ±703) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

15.9 minutes ±1.3 (349,695  ±29,680) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

17,037 ±266 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0 (44,385  ±25) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

8% ±1.9% (712  ±171) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

18,206 ±41 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$194,600 ±$7,565 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.8% ±1.4% (3,871  ±636.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

86.8% ±3.6% (25,118  ±1,047.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
21.8% ±1.8% (6,314  ±517.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

16% (7,186  ±788) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.6% ±0.9% (1,828  ±306) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,828 Total veterans ±306 1,757 Male ±292 71 Female ±55

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