Where has Columbus looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Columbus | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 24,488 | 24,631 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -0.1% | — | |
| Median household income | $64,626 | $61,126 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 11.3% | 15.3% | 9 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.8% | 22.1% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 1.9% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $213,600 | $172,700 | 91 | ||
| Median gross rent | $892 | $964 | 27 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.4% | 7.4% | 0 | ||
| Worked from home | 4.4% | 5.8% | 18 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +2.3% |
| Housing units | — | — | +2.7% |
| Median household income | — | — | +48.3% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +54.0% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +20.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +9.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +44.5% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -0.6% |
| Restaurants & bars | 21.9 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 2.9 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.0 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 16.7 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 19.9 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.6 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 33.1 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dodge, IA | 93 | 24,827 | -0.1% | $60,649 | 21.7% |
| Ottumwa, IA | 92 | 25,430 | — | $61,103 | 20.8% |
| Pottstown, PA | 92 | 23,476 | — | $60,828 | 21.1% |
| Van Buren, AR | 92 | 23,763 | — | $61,149 | 20.9% |
| Norfolk, NE | 90 | 26,054 | — | $58,884 | 24.0% |
| Muscatine, IA | 90 | 23,489 | — | $58,117 | 21.1% |
| East Ridge, TN | 90 | 22,070 | — | $62,247 | 24.2% |
| Austin, MN | 89 | 26,358 | — | $68,057 | 23.6% |
| Belton, MO | 89 | 25,008 | — | $69,226 | 25.6% |
| Riverside, OH | 89 | 24,435 | — | $61,352 | 22.5% |