PlainZIP

Columbus, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbus, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,712. 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-TX · Columbus, TX 1 ZIPs · 6,712 pop · #18631/25278 · Colorado County

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

  • INC-MID $58,302
  • RANK-LOWER #18631/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Sheridan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,712
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $234,500

Nearest income peer: Sheridan, TX (+ $5,006 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, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,712
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,302
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,302 and poverty 19.7% concentrate in 78934.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Columbus as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Bedias is the closest lower-income city and De Kalb 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

Columbus's single ZIP 78934 carries the town

Columbus is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78934 is the entire residential footprint (6,712 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Columbus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 246 establishments, 3,019 employees , annual payroll $153,475k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78934 (246 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (38) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Columbus, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Colorado County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Columbus. See the Colorado County roll-up →

Columbus sits in the lower half of Colorado County on income: Eagle Lake, Weimar and Cat Spring report more, and only Rock Island reports less. Glidden marks the far end of that range at $98,531, 69% above Columbus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78934 6,712 $58,302 246 14
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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, .