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Columbus, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Columbus is a Census village of 1,196 people across 4.67 square miles of land, in Luna County. Median household income is $26,090, 54.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Columbus
What Columbus is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area4.67 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land256 plus or minus 100
- County holding the largest share of its areaLuna 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
- Population1,196 plus or minus 467
- Median age43.4 plus or minus 14.8
- Population under 18330 plus or minus 156
- Share under 1827.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over220 plus or minus 92
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households432 plus or minus 148
- Family households316 plus or minus 132
- Share of households that are families73.1 percent plus or minus 17.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbus
Income and work in Columbus
- Median household income$26,090
- Per capita income$17,705 plus or minus $6,417
- Civilian labor force473 plus or minus 211
- Employed443 plus or minus 199
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over837 plus or minus 279
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher46.5 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbus
Housing in Columbus
- Housing units768 plus or minus 175
- Occupied units432 plus or minus 148
- Vacant units336 plus or minus 104
- Vacancy rate43.8 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied235 plus or minus 109
- Renter occupied197 plus or minus 110
- Ownership rate54.4 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$105,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$414 plus or minus $364
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Single family units297 plus or minus 108
- Share single family38.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more2.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes438 plus or minus 125
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbus
How Columbus gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute381 plus or minus 171
- Commuting under 15 minutes201 plus or minus 127
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.8 percent plus or minus 23.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more121 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Drove alone77.4 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.2 percent plus or minus 12.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbus
SBA loans in Columbus (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$15,000
- Average approval$15,000
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$15,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbus, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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
Flood risk in Columbus
- NFIP communityVillage of Columbus
- NFIP community number350037
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/10
The Village of Columbus does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350037 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Luna County, not Columbus
Luna County context, not Columbus figures
- Establishments in Luna County371
- Covered employment, Luna County7,988
- Average annual pay, Luna County$48,771
- Housing units permitted, Luna County7
Every figure in this section is published for Luna County as a whole and is not a measurement of Columbus.
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, New Mexico?
1,196, in 432 households. Columbus village covers 4.67 square miles of land, which is 256 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?
Luna 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?
$26,090. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $105,600. Median gross rent is $414 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $15,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $15,000. 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 0 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Columbus appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Columbus, village of, community 350037, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Luna 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.
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