Columbus, IN
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ColumbusIN averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $281,533 +2.4% yr/yr · +29.4% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2001–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$120.4M (FY2023)
Total spending$104.9M (FY2023)
Taxes$47.5M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$122.2M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,074 (FY2023)
Recent meetings
Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 86 on record.
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $44.1M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · AWARD/DELIVERY ORDER FOR CUMMINS V903 REMAN ENGINES. |
| $41.7M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER W56HZV-23-F-0354 TO CONTRACT W56HZV-23-D-0048 AUTHORIZI |
| $39.4M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER FOR A QUANTITY OF 232 EACH, V903 675 HP BFVS NEW ON SKI |
| $37.5M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER FOR A QUANTITY OF 222 EACH, V903 675 HP BFVS ECP2 REMAN |
| $34.8M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER W912CH-24-F-0136 TO CONTRACT W56HZV-23-D-0048 AUTHORIZI |
| $30.8M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER FOR A QUANTITY OF 120 EACH, V903 600 HP RWS REMAN IN CO |
| $23.5M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER FOR A QUANTITY OF 40 EACH, V903 675 HP COMMON SPARE NEW |
| $18.2M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER FOR A QUANTITY OF 80 EACH, V903 M109 675 HP NEW, AND 26 |
| $17.0M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER FOR A QUANTITY OF 96 EACH, V903 M109 675 HP NEW ENGINES |
| $14.1M | CUMMINS INC. Department of Defense · DELIVERY ORDER FOR A QUANTITY OF 80 EACH, V903 M109 675 HP NEW ENGINES |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Bartholomew County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-363 people (-$38.8M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)4 ({"Flood": 3, "Severe Storm": 3, "Biological": 2, "Tornado": · last Sat Jan 24, 2026)
Traffic fatalities4 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments1,950 (47,016 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,268/mo (983 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy15.4% (low numeracy 25% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$120.4M
Annual budget
$122.2M
Debt outstanding
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$120.4M
Spending$104.9M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$122.2M
Debt-to-revenue1.01×
Debt-load index52 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.