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Columbus Community School District, IA

4,513 Population
135.2 square miles 33.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±3.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisa County: 41.9 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,376 ±$2,595 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisa County: $36,126 ±$1,989
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,284 ±$17,479 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisa County: $77,354 † ±$7,861
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.3% ±4.8% (638  ±218) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisa County: 9.8% † 1,029 (±2.2% / ±232)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.6 minutes ±3.6 (52,295  ±8,780) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Louisa County: 27.3 135,765 (±1.8 / ±10,538)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,585 ±167 Number of households
  • Louisa County: 4,237 ±132
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (4,467  ±337) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisa County: 2.5 10,551 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±4.3% (57  ±41) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisa County: 5.4% † 117 (±2.1% / ±45)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,792 ±171 Number of housing units
  • Louisa County: 4,739 ±26
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$124,100 ±$17,479 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisa County: $150,100 ±$10,236
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.1% ±3% (452  ±140.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisa County: 6.8% † 719 (±1.5% / ±153.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

77.6% ±3.9% (2,331  ±211.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisa County: 85.7% 6,461 (±4.3% / ±332.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.5% ±3.2% (556  ±104.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisa County: 16.8% † 1,266 (±2.1% / ±161.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half 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

21.6% ±3.8% (976  ±185) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Louisa County: 9.4% 999
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.1% ±1.4% (169  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisa County: 7.4% † 620 (±1.4% / ±115)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
169 Total veterans ±47 160 Male ±49 9 Female ±14

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