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Columbus, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Columbus is a Census city of 51,824 people across 28.67 square miles of land, in Bartholomew County. Median household income is $77,456, 60.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 69 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $51.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Columbus
What Columbus is
- Census place typecity
- Land area28.67 sq mi
- Water area0.34 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,808
- County holding the largest share of its areaBartholomew County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbus
How many people live in Columbus
- Population51,824
- Median age36.5
- Population under 1812,339
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over8,266
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households21,726
- Family households13,356
- Share of households that are families61.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbus
Income and work in Columbus
- Median household income$77,456
- Per capita income$43,783
- Civilian labor force27,320
- Employed26,043
- Unemployed1,277 plus or minus 297
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over35,351
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Columbus
- Housing units23,035
- Occupied units21,726
- Vacant units1,309 plus or minus 332
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied13,211
- Renter occupied8,515
- Ownership rate60.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$244,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,157
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent
- Single family units16,406
- Share single family71.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,252
- Share in buildings of two or more27.1 percent
- Mobile homes377 plus or minus 173
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Columbus gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute21,758
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,647
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,663
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.4 percent
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home15.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbus
SBA loans in Columbus (7(a))
- Approvals69
- Gross approval$51,749,100
- Average approval$749,987
- Median approval$235,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,311,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported763
- Jobs per approval11.1
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full17
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.8 percent
- Share to franchises18.8 percent
- Distinct lenders30
- Distinct industries by NAICS49
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbus, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Columbus
SBA loans in Columbus (504)
- Approvals35
- Gross approval$18,969,000
- Average approval$541,971
- Median approval$303,000
- Largest approval$1,898,000
- Jobs supported206
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbus, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Columbus
Flood risk in Columbus
- NFIP communityCity of Columbus
- NFIP community number180007
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date02/23/23
The City of Columbus participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180007 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bartholomew County, not Columbus
Bartholomew County context, not Columbus figures
- Establishments in Bartholomew County1,950
- Covered employment, Bartholomew County50,188
- Average annual pay, Bartholomew County$73,397
- Housing units permitted, Bartholomew County195
Every figure in this section is published for Bartholomew County as a whole and is not a measurement of Columbus.
All Bartholomew County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Columbus questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Columbus, Indiana?
51,824, in 21,726 households. Columbus city covers 28.67 square miles of land, which is 1,808 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Columbus in?
Bartholomew County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Columbus?
$77,456. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $244,200. Median gross rent is $1,157 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Columbus businesses?
69 7(a) approvals totaling $51.7 m since FY2020, across 30 lenders, median approval $235,000, plus 35 504 approvals worth $19.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbus, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Columbus borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Columbus. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Columbus in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Columbus appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Columbus, city of, community 180007, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Columbus figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bartholomew County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Columbus.
Is zoning published for Columbus?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.