Demographics of Columbus city, Nebraska

Columbus city, Nebraska had 25,248 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,160 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Columbus city, in four figures

25,248
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,488 ±26.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,160 people.; 37.4 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,626 ±$4,890
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Columbus city, Nebraska's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Columbus city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Columbus city, Nebraska's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Columbus city, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,088	100.0	100.0
2021	24,142	100.2	100.2
2022	24,396	101.3	100.7
2023	24,897	103.4	101.6
2024	25,220	104.7	102.5
2025	25,248	104.8	103.1

Population of Columbus city, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,088	—
2021	24,142	+54
2022	24,396	+254
2023	24,897	+501
2024	25,220	+323
2025	25,248	+28

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±1.1: for men 36.4 ±2.0 and for women 39.0 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Columbus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	1,693 ±169	6.9% ±0.7	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,797 ±388	19.6% ±1.6	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,187 ±273	8.9% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,986 ±410	24.4% ±1.7	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,501 ±416	22.5% ±1.7	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,324 ±417	17.7% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,626 ±$4,890, and income per person $34,527 ±$1,878, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Columbus city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	1,473 ±317	15.0% ±3.2	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,218 ±376	22.5% ±3.8	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,909 ±319	19.4% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,264 ±235	12.8% ±2.4	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,746 ±272	17.7% ±2.7	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	898 ±198	9.1% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	342 ±112	3.5% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Columbus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	2,743 ±650	11.3% ±2.7	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	825 ±274	12.7% ±4.1	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,353 ±351	11.4% ±2.9	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	565 ±196	9.6% ±3.3	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Columbus city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Columbus city	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	10,303 ±222	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±1.3	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±1.8	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.1% ±2.9	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.9% ±3.4	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$213,600 ±$8,540	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$892 ±$68	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Columbus city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,909 ±417	28.2% ±1.7	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,564 ±453	67.6% ±1.8	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	91 to 307	0.4% to 1.3%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.3%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 100	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	710 ±236	2.9% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Columbus city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	16,457 ±564	67.2% ±2.3	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,177 ±471	17.1% ±1.9	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	163 to 547	0.7% to 2.2%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,499 ±513	14.3% ±2.1	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,131 ±337	4.6% ±1.4	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,368 ±523	9.7% ±2.1	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Columbus city among the places of Nebraska

10th of 34 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Places of Nebraska near Columbus city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kearney city	34,246 ±26
Fremont city	27,567 ±37
Norfolk city	26,054 ±49
Papillion city	25,244 ±46
Hastings city	25,008 ±41
Columbus city	24,488 ±26
North Platte city	22,831 ±35
La Vista city	16,563 ±31
Scottsbluff city	14,376 ±22
South Sioux City city	13,907 ±22
Beatrice city	12,225 ±32

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026