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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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×

47203 to 47201

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

47201 to 47203

Poverty-rate spread
0.8 points

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) .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47201 41,662 $83,958 1,285 79
47203 25,806 $72,112 375 129

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, .