Columbus, IN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbus, IN: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 67,468. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet COLUMBUS-IN · Columbus, IN 2 ZIPs · 67,468 pop · #9978/25278 · Bartholomew County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $78,035
- RANK-UPPER #9978/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hartsville
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 71% owners
- POP-SMALL 67,468
- SPREAD-TIGHT 47203→47201
- HOME-MID $236,450
Nearest income peer: Hartsville, IN (+ $2,243 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Columbus
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbus on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Jonesville · lowest
Jonesville · lowest
$55,179 median HH income
- Clifford · near
Clifford · near
$58,750 median HH income
- Elizabethtown · near
Elizabethtown · near
$70,938 median HH income
- Columbus · this city
Columbus · this city
$78,035 median HH income
- Hartsville · near
Hartsville · near
$80,278 median HH income
- Hope · highest
Hope · highest
$94,375 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Columbus, IN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 39%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 67,468
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $78,035
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 47201 (41,662 residents). Household income $78,035 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Columbus as a pure owner town.
Within Indiana, Burnettsville is the closest lower-income city and Highland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbus.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Columbus differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Columbus: $72,112 in ZIP 47203 to $83,958 in 47201. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 0.8 points
47203 to 47201
47201 to 47203
47203 to 47201
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 47201 skews compact Columbus
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 47201 covers about 62% of Columbus's 67,468 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Columbus
Citywide ZBP: 1,660 establishments, 42,326 employees , annual payroll $2,870,723k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47201 (1,285 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (251) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Columbus, IN
These ZIP codes sit in Bartholomew County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Columbus. See the Bartholomew County roll-up →
Columbus lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Bartholomew County: Hope and Hartsville earn more and Elizabethtown, Clifford and Jonesville earn less. Jonesville marks the far end of that range at $55,179, 29% below Columbus.
Side-by-side: Compare 47201 vs 47203 →
Columbus roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Columbus, .