Columbus Junction is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,771 people and just one neighborhood, Columbus Junction is the 283rd largest community in Iowa.
Columbus Junction is a blue-collar town, with 50.70% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Columbus Junction is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbus Junction who work in sales jobs (7.09%), maintenance occupations (6.99%), and office and administrative support (6.89%).
Columbus Junction is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Columbus Junction is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.12% of adults 25 and older in Columbus Junction have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Columbus Junction in 2022 was $30,420, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,680 for a family of four. However, Columbus Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Columbus Junction is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbus Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Columbus Junction, accounting for 43.49% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Columbus Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Columbus Junction include German, English, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch.
In addition, Columbus Junction has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.02%).
The most common language spoken in Columbus Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Columbus Junction, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 22 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.2% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Columbus Junction are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 42.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 24.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.6%), and 9.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 70.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (25.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Columbus Junction, IA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (26.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (21.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.0%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (5.0%), among others. In addition, 16.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (81.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.