Columbus, KY Housing Market & City Data

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153
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
87.6%
Employment Rate
3.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of January 2024

HOUSING DATA (January 2024)

Median Price per SqFt$69
Median Listing Price$99,900
Median Days on Market4
Active Listings1
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)1
Avg Listing Price$99,900
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-41%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.33
Family Dual Income35.6
Median Household Income$37,500
Median Individual Income$17,396
Home Ownership69.5%
Home Value-
Median Rent$582
Rent Burden13.9%
Poverty23.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED26.1%
  • Highschool Education44.8%
  • Some College26.1%
  • Bachelors Degree1.5%
  • Graduate Degree1.5%
  • Total College or Above3.0%
  • Stem Degree0.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.3%
  • Female48.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married28.9%
  • Divorced19.3%
  • Never Married48.1%
  • Widowed3.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityColumbus
State IDKY
Population153

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.0%
19–2926.3%
30–3911.2%
40–498.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.6%
60–699.1%
70–796.5%
80+1.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.5%
Unemployment Rate12.4%
Disabled6.9%

ETHNICITY

White84.5%
Black6.9%
Asian0.4%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.4%
Multiple7.8%

OTHER

Hispanic0.9%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured0.9%
Veteran3.4%

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