Columbus, IN Housing Market & City Data

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48,046
Population Estimate
$165,628
Median Home Value
95.9%
Employment Rate
41.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$171
Median Listing Price$303,335
Median Days on Market42
Active Listings227
New Listings112
Total Listings (Active + Pending)329
Avg Listing Price$430,671
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY15%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.2
Family Dual Income50.9
Median Household Income$63,405
Median Individual Income$31,975
Home Ownership61.9%
Home Value$165,628
Median Rent$951
Rent Burden26.6%
Poverty13.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.8%
  • Highschool Education24.7%
  • Some College26.2%
  • Bachelors Degree22.8%
  • Graduate Degree18.5%
  • Total College or Above41.3%
  • Stem Degree58.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.4%
  • Female50.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.6%
  • Divorced13.9%
  • Never Married30.3%
  • Widowed6.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityColumbus
State IDIN
Population48,046

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.7%
19–2916.7%
30–3913.9%
40–4912.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.5%
60–6910.1%
70–796.8%
80+3.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.0%
Unemployment Rate4.1%
Disabled12.8%

ETHNICITY

White79.7%
Black2.2%
Asian12.2%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other2.4%
Multiple3.0%

OTHER

Hispanic6.4%
Limited English2.9%
Health Uninsured8.0%
Veteran5.4%

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