Census Reporter

Columbus, NE Urban Cluster

22,825 Population
8 square miles 2,844 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,438 ±$1,730 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$56,823 ±$3,856 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

8.4% ±2.5% (1,891  ±555) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

11.9 minutes ±0.7 (131,345  ±10,009) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

9,343 ±270 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.4 ±0.1 (22,515  ±448) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5% ±1.8% (229  ±85) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

9,836 ±216 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$153,300 ±$5,262 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

12.8% ±2.6% (2,891  ±582.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

89.9% ±4.8% (13,503  ±777.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
21.8% ±2.6% (3,279  ±402.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

12.7% ±1.5% (2,887  ±351) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6.2% ±1.1% (1,037  ±193) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
1,037 Total veterans ±193 969 Male ±181 68 Female ±48

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