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Nebraska·Platte County
6 tracts·11K people·$214K median·1,036/mi²
White 68 · Hispanic 28 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Married couple 45 · Living alone 33 · Other 22
Manufacturing 35 · Health 17 · Retail 17 · Professional 12 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Production · transport 29 · Sales · office 15 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 6 · Walk 3 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Columbus is $213,600 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Columbus has 24,488 residents across 2 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.4; the population is 67.6% White, 28.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Multiracial, 0.8% Black, 0.3% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.3% (Census ACS).
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (60%), EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (52%) and NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY (49%) lead the elementary schools; COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (41%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $892/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Columbus is $64,626 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Columbus, median rent is $892/month and the median home value is $213,600 (Census ACS).
Columbus reported 1.1 violent crimes and 13.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 28 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Columbus are tornado (100), winter weather (99) and strong wind (99), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Columbus, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).