PlainZIP

Columbus, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbus, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,739. 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-KS · Columbus, KS 1 ZIPs · 5,739 pop · #22265/25278 · Cherokee County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,443
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22265/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Scammon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,739
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $105,000

Nearest income peer: Scammon, KS (+ $2,321 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, KS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,739
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,443
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($48,443 average) · poverty 17.4%. The primary code (66725) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Columbus as a pure owner town.

Within Kansas, La Harpe is the closest lower-income city and Byers the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbus.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 66725, is all of Columbus

There is no split to weigh here: 66725 holds every one of Columbus's 5,739 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Columbus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 112 establishments, 1,749 employees , annual payroll $100,261k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 66725 (112 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (21) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Columbus, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Columbus. See the Cherokee County roll-up →

Columbus sits in the lower half of Cherokee County on income: Baxter Springs, Galena and Weir report more, and only West Mineral reports less. Riverton marks the far end of that range at $90,521, 87% above Columbus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
66725 5,739 $48,443 112 9
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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, .