U.S. Beacon April 20, 2024

Columbus, NE

Platte County, Nebraska

Latitude: 41.432785     Longitude: -97.358530
Population 20,909 (2005)
Elevation of Columbus, Nebraska: 1449 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3110110, place: Columbus city, Nebraska)

Total Population: 20,971
Male: 10,165 (48.47%)
Female: 10,806 (51.53%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,527 (7.28%)
5 to 9 years: 1,585 (7.56%)
10 to 14 years: 1,714 (8.17%)
15 to 19 years: 1,640 (7.82%)
20 to 24 years: 1,208 (5.76%)
25 to 34 years: 2,610 (12.45%)
35 to 44 years: 3,267 (15.58%)
45 to 54 years: 2,643 (12.6%)
55 to 59 years: 939 (4.48%)
60 to 64 years: 773 (3.69%)
65 to 74 years: 1,423 (6.79%)
75 to 84 years: 1,184 (5.65%)
85 years and over: 458 (2.18%)

Median age: 35.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 15,059 (71.81%)
21 years and over: 14,230 (67.86%)
62 years and over: 3,538 (16.87%)
65 years and over: 3,065 (14.62%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 15,059 (71.81%)
--Male: 7,147 (34.08%)
--Female: 7,912 (37.73%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,065 (14.62%)
--Male: 1,185 (5.65%)
--Female: 1,880 (8.96%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 20,761 (99%)
--White: 19,209 (91.6%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,395 (6.65%)
--Black or African American: 95 (0.45%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 74 (0.35%)
--Asian: 100 (0.48%)
----Asian Indian: 8 (0.04%)
----Chinese: 17 (0.08%)
----Filipino: 10 (0.05%)
----Japanese: 5 (0.02%)
----Korean: 22 (0.1%)
----Vietnamese: 22 (0.1%)
----Other Asian: 16 (0.08%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 8 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 2 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 731 (3.49%)
Two or more Races: 210 (1%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,395 (6.65%)
--Mexican: 1,019 (4.86%)
--Puerto Rican: 19 (0.09%)
--Cuban: 7 (0.03%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 350 (1.67%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 19,576 (93.35%)
--White Alone: 19,209 (91.6%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 20,740 (98.9%)
--Householder: 8,302 (39.59%)
--Spouse: 4,545 (21.67%)
--Child: 6,570 (31.33%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 5,634 (26.87%)
--Other relatives: 493 (2.35%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 167 (0.8%)
--Nonrelatives: 830 (3.96%)
----Unmarried partner: 342 (1.63%)
Living in group quarters: 231 (1.1%)
--Institutionalized Population: 223 (1.06%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 8 (0.04%)
Total households: 8,302
Family households (families): 5,562 (67%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,878 (34.67%)
--Married-couple families: 4,545 (54.75%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,191 (26.39%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 737 (8.88%)
----With own children under 18 years: 531 (6.4%)
Nonfamily households: 2,740 (33%)
--Householder living alone: 2,363 (28.46%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,023 (12.32%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,995 (36.08%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,117 (25.5%)
Average household size: 2.5 people
Average family size: 3.09 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 8,818
Occupied housing units: 8,302 (94.15%)
Vacant housing units: 516 (5.85%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 98 (1.11%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9%
Occupied housing units: 8,302 (94.15%)
Owner occupied housing units: 5,762 (65.34%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,540 (28.8%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.69 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.07 people

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