Columbus, KS

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,881
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.5
8.11% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.3%
9.96% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$37,961
4.95% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$94,100
9.67% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,213
6.84% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Columbus, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Columbus, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Columbus, KS was $94,100, and the homeownership rate was 67%.

Most people in Columbus, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Columbus, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Columbus, KS is home to a population of 2.88k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.798% of Columbus, KS residents were born outside of the country (23 people).

In 2024, there were 8.83 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.35k people) in Columbus, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 266 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 106 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Columbus, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Columbus, KS was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Columbus, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.35k ± 164
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    266 ± 112
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    106 ± 79
2.53%
Hispanic Population
73 people

In 2024, there were 8.83 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.35k people) in Columbus, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 266 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 106 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.53% of the people in Columbus, KS are hispanic (73 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Columbus, KS as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    83,075 ± 6,976 people
  2. India
    12,929 ± 2,785 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.798%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
23 people
1.07%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
31 people

As of 2024, 0.798% of Columbus, KS residents (23 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Columbus, KS was 1.07%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    63 ± 55
  2. Korea
    12 ± 28
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    4 ± 17

Columbus, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Columbus, KS employs 1.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Columbus, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (256 people), Manufacturing (199 people), and Retail Trade (111 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,750), Manufacturing ($61,989), and Educational Services ($51,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.21k
2024 Value
± 241
−6.84%
1 Year decline
± 29.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Columbus, KS declined at a rate of −6.84%, from 1.3k employees to 1.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Columbus, KS, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (143 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (115 people), and Production Occupations (99 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Columbus, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.21k
2024 Value
± 241
−6.84%
1 Year decline
± 29.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Columbus, KS declined at a rate of −6.84%, from 1.3k employees to 1.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Columbus, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (256 people), Manufacturing (199 people), and Retail Trade (111 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Columbus, KS, though some of these residents may live in Columbus, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,261
Median earning men ± $14,856
$27,325
Median earning women ± $3,943

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($86,645), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,792), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($28,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,844), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($23,083).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.
Y-Axis
3.11%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Columbus, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (41%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Columbus, KS was $94,100 in 2024, which is 0.283 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $85,800 to $94,100, a 9.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Columbus, KS is 67%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Columbus, KS have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Columbus, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$94,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,481
$909
Median Property Taxes
±$201

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Columbus, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Columbus, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

67%
Homeownership
2024
47.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67% of the housing units in Columbus, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Columbus, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$37,961
Median Household Income
± $11,820
1.36k
Number of Households
± 248

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.36k households in Columbus, KS declined from $37,961 from the previous year's value of $39,936.

The following chart displays the households in Columbus, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Columbus, KS is from Kansas.
0.458
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (87.1%)
  2. Carpooled (10.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.65%)

In 2024, 87.1% of workers in Columbus, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (1.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Columbus, KS have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Columbus, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Columbus, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Columbus, KS have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Columbus, KS (599 out of 2.81k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Columbus, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.5% of the population of Columbus, KS has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 29.4% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.214% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1,285 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,285 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 395 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.6% were men and 59.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.6% were men and 59.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

12.5%
Uninsured
31.1%
Employer Coverage
29.4%
Medicaid
15.3%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
0.214%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Columbus, KS grew by 21.4% from 10.3% to 12.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Columbus, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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