Columbus city, NE

Platte County, NE

2022 population: 24,035 ( 1,924 from 2010 )
Land area: 10.3 square miles
Population density: 2327.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,418	72.47%	3.4%
Black:	150	0.62%	47.1%
Indian:	1	0.00%	98.8%
Asian:	132	0.55%	17.9%
2+ races:	420	1.75%	164.2%
Hispanic:	5,892	24.51%	63.4%

Total non-White:	6,617	27.53%	62.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-609	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,533	13.9

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
22,111
18,027	81.53%
102	0.46%
80	0.36%
112	0.51%
159	0.72%
3,606	16.31%
4,084	18.47%

2000
20,990
19,320	92.04%
88	0.42%
31	0.15%
103	0.49%
89	0.42%
1,349	6.43%
1,670	7.96%

1990
19,480
19,104	98.07%
61	0.31%
18	0.09%
71	0.36%
n/a
226	1.16%
376	1.93%

1980
17,328
17,098	98.67%
17	0.10%
9	0.05%
56	0.32%
n/a
113	0.65%
230	1.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,293	-6.2
2,414	11.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

216	1.1
1,294	6.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

2,006	11.6
146	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbus city, NE

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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
37.5
6,364	26.5%
17,671	73.5%
4,097	17.0%

9,536
2.49

5,879	61.7%
4,455	75.8%
681	11.6%
3,657	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
5,830	26.4%
16,281	73.6%
3,385	15.3%

8,874
2.45

5,811	65.5%
4,565	78.6%
574	9.9%
3,063	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
5,923	28.2%
15,067	71.8%
3,044	14.5%

8,348
2.49

5,603	67.1%
4,732	84.5%
434	7.7%
2,745	32.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
5,771	29.6%
13,709	70.4%
2,811	14.4%

7,515
2.56

5,228	69.6%
4,528	86.6%
331	6.3%
2,287	30.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
5,080	29.3%
12,248	70.7%
2,393	13.8%

6,407
2.67

4,612	72.0%
4,072	88.3%
226	4.9%
1,795	28.0%

2022 Housing Data for Columbus city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	125	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	472	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	395	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	463	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	167	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	391	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	536	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	418	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	528	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	798	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,086	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,488	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,142	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	512	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	575	6.0%
$200,000 or more	440	4.6%

Median Household Income	65,341
Per Capita Income	34,315

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	479	5.0%
Public Assistance	185	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	872	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,695	82.5%
Unemployed	151	1.4%
In Armed Forces	10	0.1%

Total Labor Force	8,856	84.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,682	16.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,276	3,692	58.8%
Non-Profit	268	637	29.6%
Self-Employed	621	602	50.8%

Local Government	422	430	49.5%
State Government	137	113	54.8%
Federal Government	44	37	54.3%

Total Private + Self	5,897	4,294	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	871	1,217	41.7%
Total	6,768	5,511	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,518	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,882	15.3%
Professional, Technical	2,438	19.8%
Service Occupations	1,828	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	187	1.5%
All others	4,624	37.6%

White Collar		47.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	3,829	31.2%
Retail trade	1,428	11.6%
Health care and social assistance	1,172	9.5%
Construction	917	7.5%
Educational services	842	6.9%
Other services	709	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	673	5.5%
Finance and insurance	494	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	389	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	385	3.1%
Utilities	381	3.1%
Public administration	355	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	218	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	191	1.6%
Wholesale trade	134	1.1%
Information	85	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	44	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	21	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,303	13.74%
Puerto Rican	92	0.38%
Cuban	579	2.41%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1,780	7.41%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	618	2.57%
Honduran	1,072	4.46%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	90	0.37%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	134	0.56%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	25	0.10%
Colombian	19	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	69	0.29%
Uruguayan	21	0.09%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	66	0.27%
Korean	29	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,669	79.2%
Spanish	4,403	19.7%
German, other Germanic	53	0.2%
Other Indo-European	37	0.2%
Arabic	29	0.1%
Korean	29	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	25	0.1%
Other	21	0.1%
Other Asian	18	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,707	32.1%
Polish	2,035	8.5%
Czech	1,974	8.2%
Irish	1,883	7.8%
English	1,525	6.3%
American	834	3.5%
Swedish	504	2.1%
European	340	1.4%
Norwegian	324	1.3%
Danish	317	1.3%
Dutch	270	1.1%
Welsh	233	1.0%
Swiss	222	0.9%
Scottish	202	0.8%
Italian	198	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	21,998	91.5%
Not a citizen	2,037	8.5%

Native	20,771	86.4%
Foreign-born	3,264	13.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
681	4.4%	768	4.9%	4,890	31.3%	5,558	35.6%	2,670	17.1%	1,062	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	681	4.4%
9-12 Years	768	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,890	31.3%
Some College	5,558	35.6%
Bach. Degree	2,670	17.1%
Grad Degree	1,062	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +771	R +262	D + 4.2%
D +509
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	7,496	73.4%	Joe Biden (D)	2,548	25.0%	168	1.6%	10,212	15	27	1.07%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	6,725	73.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,039	22.2%	441	4.8%	9,205	14	27	1.09%

2020 President, Columbus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,548

25.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

7,496

73.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

168

1.6%

TOTAL

10,212

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Columbus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,039

22.2%

Donald Trump (R)

6,725

73.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

375

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

TOTAL

9,205

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 27

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbus city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	55%	Ben Sasse* (R)	7,551	77.5%	Chris Janicek (D)	1,702	17.5%	487 [+]	5.0%	9,740	15	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 487 (5.0%);
2018	S1	40%	Deb Fischer* (R)	5,045	71.8%	Jane Raybould (D)	1,761	25.1%	218 [+]	3.1%	7,024	14	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 218 (3.1%);
2018	G	40%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	5,175	73.6%	Bob Krist (D)	1,856	26.4%	0	0.0%	7,031	15	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: 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	10,027
Median Value	$187,800

Occupied	9,536	95.1%
Vacant	491	4.9%

Owned	6,686	70.1%
Rented	2,850	29.9%
Median Rent	$867

Single-Family Units	7,823	78.0%
Detached	7,414	73.9%
Attached	409	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,294	12.9%
Mobile Homes	321	3.2%

Columbus city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbus city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Columbus city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbus city, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbus city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbus city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbus city, NE