Columbus city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,180 ( 266 from 2010 )
Land area: 44.8 square miles
Population density: 93.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,801	90.93%	4.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	90	2.15%	350.0%
Asian:	122	2.92%	12.9%
2+ races:	119	2.85%	190.2%
Hispanic:	20	0.48%	68.8%

Total non-White:	379	9.07%	30.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	178	5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	88	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,914
3,623	92.57%
26	0.66%
20	0.51%
140	3.58%
41	1.05%
64	1.64%
291	7.43%

2000
3,957
3,801	96.06%
32	0.81%
6	0.15%
12	0.30%
59	1.49%
34	0.86%
156	3.94%

1990
3,690
3,597	97.48%
6	0.16%
49	1.33%
0	0.00%
n/a
38	1.03%
93	2.52%

1980
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
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0	?%
0	?%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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-178	-4.5
135	3.4

Number	Rate
1990's
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204	5.5
63	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
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Age, Family & Household Data for Columbus city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.0
769	18.4%
3,411	81.6%
735	17.6%

1,613
2.59

1,286	79.7%
998	77.6%
38	3.0%
327	20.3%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
872	22.3%
3,042	77.7%
437	11.2%

1,416
2.76

1,119	79.0%
978	87.4%
30	2.7%
297	21.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
1,079	27.3%
2,878	72.7%
246	6.2%

1,340
2.95

1,124	83.9%
975	86.7%
55	4.9%
216	16.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
1,173	31.8%
2,517	68.2%
162	4.4%

1,121
3.29

1,019	90.9%
952	93.4%
24	2.4%
102	9.1%

1980
Number	Percent
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

0
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

2022 Housing Data for Columbus city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	35	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	0.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	30	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	75	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	118	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	164	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	281	17.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	115	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	299	18.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	262	16.2%
$200,000 or more	154	9.5%

Median Household Income	103,906
Per Capita Income	45,435

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	1.0%
Public Assistance	26	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	37	2.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,307	83.6%
Unemployed	52	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,359	85.5%
Not in Labor Force	400	14.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	967	761	56.0%
Non-Profit	52	154	25.2%
Self-Employed	97	103	48.5%

Local Government	125	82	60.4%
State Government	27	44	38.0%
Federal Government	0	23	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,064	864	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	204	303	40.2%
Total	1,268	1,167	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	347	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	454	18.6%
Professional, Technical	523	21.5%
Service Occupations	552	22.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.4%
All others	559	23.0%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	434	17.8%
Manufacturing	336	13.8%
Retail trade	280	11.5%
Construction	199	8.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	156	6.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	141	5.8%
Educational services	133	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	122	5.0%
Public administration	121	5.0%
Wholesale trade	107	4.4%
Other services	104	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	95	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	89	3.7%
Finance and insurance	40	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	1.1%
Information	23	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	0.4%
Utilities	8	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.22%
Puerto Rican	11	0.26%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	122	2.92%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,759	94.1%
Other Asian	87	2.2%
Spanish	77	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	50	1.3%
Chinese	23	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	964	23.1%
Norwegian	519	12.4%
Swedish	355	8.5%
Irish	310	7.4%
American	306	7.3%
English	264	6.3%
European	139	3.3%
French	128	3.1%
Polish	116	2.8%
Scandinavian	107	2.6%
Czech	98	2.3%
Finnish	84	2.0%
Italian	70	1.7%
Romanian	61	1.5%
French Canadian	58	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,180	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,111	98.3%
Foreign-born	69	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	0.2%	19	0.6%	849	27.9%	1,255	41.2%	706	23.2%	213	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	0.2%
9-12 Years	19	0.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	849	27.9%
Some College	1,255	41.2%
Bach. Degree	706	23.2%
Grad Degree	213	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +181	R +9	D + 3.8%
D +172
2020 vs. 2012	R +249	R +257	R + 7.8%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R +317	R +368	R + 12.1%
D -51

2016 vs. 2008	R +136	R +359	R + 15.9%
D -223
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	87%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,718	62.3%	Joe Biden (D)	977	35.4%	63	2.3%	2,758	17	15	0.08%
2016	81%	Donald Trump (R)	1,537	60.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	805	31.9%	180	7.1%	2,522	16	15	0.09%
2012	82%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,469	58.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	985	39.2%	56	2.2%	2,510	14	11	0.09%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	1,401	56.4%	Barack Obama (D)	1,028	41.4%	54	2.2%	2,483	13	11	0.09%
2004	84%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,394	56.7%	John Kerry (D)	1,048	42.6%	17	0.7%	2,459	9	6	0.09%
2000	76%	George W. Bush (R)	1,163	53.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	872	40.0%	147	6.7%	2,182	8	5	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Columbus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

977

35.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,718

62.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,758

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Columbus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

805

31.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,537

60.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

2,522

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Columbus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

985

39.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,469

58.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,510

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Columbus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,028

41.4%

John McCain (R)

1,401

56.4%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,483

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Columbus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,394

56.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,048

42.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,459

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Columbus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,163

53.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

872

40.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

118

5.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,182

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbus city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	72%	Scott Jensen (R)	1,384	60.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	817	35.9%	75 [+]	3.3%	2,276	16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 36 (1.6%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 23 (1.0%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 13 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	86%	Jason Lewis (R)	1,634	59.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	915	33.6%	177 [+]	6.5%	2,726	16	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 142 (5.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 35 (1.3%);
2018	S2	72%	Karin Housley (R)	1,307	57.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	832	36.8%	119 [+]	5.3%	2,258	16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 94 (4.2%); Jerry Trooien (I) 25 (1.1%);
2018	S1	72%	Jim Newberger (R)	1,131	49.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	1,055	46.3%	95 [+]	4.2%	2,281	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 75 (3.3%); Paula Overby (Green) 20 (0.9%);
2018	G	72%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,310	57.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	848	37.5%	106 [+]	4.7%	2,264	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 79 (3.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 26 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	58%	Mike McFadden (R)	977	54.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	743	41.5%	72 [+]	4.0%	1,792	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 53 (3.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 19 (1.1%);
2014	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,014	56.6%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	689	38.4%	90 [+]	5.0%	1,793	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 50 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 30 (1.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 10 (0.6%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,661
Median Value	$396,900

Occupied	1,613	97.1%
Vacant	48	2.9%

Owned	1,398	86.7%
Rented	215	13.3%
Median Rent	$1,256

Single-Family Units	1,543	92.9%
Detached	1,511	91.0%
Attached	32	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	48	2.9%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Columbus city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbus city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Columbus city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbus city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbus city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbus city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbus city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbus city, MN