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Columbus Public Schools, NE

26,081 Population
59.5 square miles 438.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Platte County: 37.7 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Nebraska: 37.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,376 ±$1,836 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Platte County: $36,874 ±$1,544
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $41,751 ±$384
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,931 ±$5,271 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Platte County: $71,552 ±$4,214
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $76,475 ±$633
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.7% ±2.5% (2,768  ±654) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Platte County: 9.8% † 3,347 (±2% / ±691)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 10.6% 204,630 (±0.3% / ±5,789)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.4 minutes ±1.9 (191,850  ±24,752) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Platte County: 16.1 270,340 (±1.5 / ±26,223)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 19.2 17,325,040 (±0.1 / ±147,565)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,249 ±264 Number of households
  • Platte County: 13,658 ±221
  • Nebraska: 797,847 ±2,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (25,774  ±547) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Platte County: 2.5 34,296 (±0 / ±26)
  • a little higher than the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,931,011
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.5% ±3.1% (456  ±167) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Platte County: 8.3% † 593 (±2.4% / ±171)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 26,331 (±0.3% / ±1,201)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,709 ±247 Number of housing units
  • Platte County: 14,325 ±31
  • Nebraska: 863,444 ±628
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$213,700 ±$8,909 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Platte County: $223,900 ±$7,772
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $238,600 ±$1,365
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.6% ±2.8% (2,990  ±719.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Platte County: 10.1% † 3,466 (±2.2% / ±740.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 257,994 (±0.3% / ±5,628.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.1% ±4.6% (15,033  ±845) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Platte County: 90.3% 20,370 (±4% / ±906.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 92.2% 1,198,824 (±0.6% / ±7,286.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.7% ±2.6% (3,623  ±448.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Platte County: 23% 5,190 (±2.2% / ±489.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 34.6% 449,651 (±0.3% / ±4,426.3)
  • about three-fifths of 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

14.1% ±1.9% (3,674  ±503) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Platte County: 12.3% 4,254
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Nebraska: 8% 159,084
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±1.1% (1,053  ±214) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Platte County: 5.1% † 1,305 (±0.9% / ±219)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 6.9% 102,710 (±0.1% / ±1,710)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,053 Total veterans ±214 1,010 Male ±210 43 Female ±44

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