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Columbus, NE Urban Cluster

23,519 Population
8 square miles 2,930.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$30,654 ±$1,820 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$59,384 ±$3,484 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

7.9% ±1.8% (1,850  ±409) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

12 minutes ±0.8 (136,260  ±10,926) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

9,510 ±228 Number of households
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.4 ±0.1 (23,248  ±304) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

5.4% ±2.1% (270  ±103) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

9,927 ±182 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$158,100 ±$5,635 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

12.4% ±2.8% (2,878  ±661.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

88.3% ±4.3% (13,789  ±743.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
21.6% ±2.3% (3,368  ±362.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

13.1% ±1.7% (3,075  ±397) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

6% ±1.2% (1,038  ±200) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
1,038 Total veterans ±200 948 Male ±190 90 Female ±63

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