Census Reporter

Columbus, NE Urban Cluster

23,103 Population
8 square miles 2,877.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$28,933 ±$1,869 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $34,103 ±$104
$58,887 ±$5,780 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $62,843 ±$135

9.4% ±2.3% (2,141  ±514) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,510,843 (±0.1% / ±279,418)

12.2 minutes ±0.8 (139,835  ±10,180) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

9,233 ±227 Number of households
  • United States: 120,756,048 ±236,892
2.5 ±0.1 (22,770  ±376) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 316,606,796 (±0)

4.4% ±1.8% (207  ±86) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,987,092 (±0% / ±22,278)

Housing

9,731 ±162 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,428,986 ±6,044

$144,100 ±$6,192 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $217,500 ±$180

15.1% ±2.9% (3,459  ±667.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.2% 45,656,511 (±0.1% / ±147,539.6)

Social

87.6% ±4.4% (13,222  ±693.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88% 194,149,815 (±0.1% / ±259,935)
21.3% ±2.2% (3,219  ±333.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 32.2% 70,920,162 (±0.1% / ±154,967.5)

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

12.7% ±1.4% (2,937  ±335) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,011,870 (±0% / ±142,271)

7.9% ±1.3% (1,347  ±216) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,230,322 (±0% / ±50,396)
1,347 Total veterans ±216 1,217 Male ±186 130 Female ±73

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