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Population (2000): 56,513
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 847 / 607 / 10
Land Area (2000): 2,064.343 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 10.347 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 90,000.000 acres (364.140 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 688
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 56.40%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 4.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $2,352,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 14,000,000 / 6,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 98.50%
Physicians (2004): 109
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (154)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 10,708
Federal Spending (2004): $560,404

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	36,416	32.00%
Rural, Farm	2,307	2.03%
Rural, Non-farm	75,072	65.97%

Columbia County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Columbia County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	20,293	18,525	1,768	8.71%	87
1991	20,885	18,804	2,081	9.97%	100
1992	21,320	19,103	2,217	10.40%	104
1993	22,100	20,033	2,068	9.36%	94
1994	22,483	20,640	1,843	8.20%	82
1995	23,198	21,900	1,298	5.59%	56
1996	24,098	22,901	1,197	4.97%	50
1997	25,391	24,186	1,205	4.75%	48
1998	25,687	24,484	1,203	4.68%	47
1999	25,388	24,229	1,159	4.56%	46
2000	25,679	24,671	1,009	3.93%	39
2001	25,747	24,354	1,393	5.41%	54
2002	26,055	24,664	1,392	5.34%	54
2003	26,608	25,359	1,249	4.69%	47
2004	27,156	26,010	1,146	4.22%	42
2005	28,110	27,139	972	3.46%	35
2006	29,242	28,270	972	3.32%	33
2007	30,899	29,786	1,113	3.60%	36
2008	32,543	30,971	1,572	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	19,553	17,622	1,931	9.88%	99
Feb 1990	19,566	17,895	1,671	8.54%	85
Mar 1990	19,878	18,261	1,617	8.13%	81
Apr 1990	20,089	18,447	1,642	8.17%	82
May 1990	20,147	18,525	1,622	8.05%	81
Jun 1990	20,598	18,787	1,811	8.79%	88
Jul 1990	20,699	19,043	1,656	8.00%	80
Aug 1990	20,485	18,800	1,685	8.23%	82
Sep 1990	20,776	18,852	1,924	9.26%	93
Oct 1990	20,657	18,777	1,880	9.10%	91
Nov 1990	20,635	18,708	1,927	9.34%	93
Dec 1990	20,434	18,582	1,852	9.06%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	20,229	18,137	2,092	10.34%	103
Feb 1991	20,401	18,258	2,143	10.50%	105
Mar 1991	20,394	18,505	1,889	9.26%	93
Apr 1991	20,612	18,895	1,717	8.33%	83
May 1991	20,737	18,908	1,829	8.82%	88
Jun 1991	21,256	18,972	2,284	10.75%	107
Jul 1991	21,446	19,415	2,031	9.47%	95
Aug 1991	21,232	19,181	2,051	9.66%	97
Sep 1991	21,300	19,152	2,148	10.08%	101
Oct 1991	21,310	19,023	2,287	10.73%	107
Nov 1991	20,960	18,699	2,261	10.79%	108
Dec 1991	20,744	18,499	2,245	10.82%	108

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	20,808	18,391	2,417	11.62%	116
Feb 1992	20,794	18,475	2,319	11.15%	112
Mar 1992	21,046	18,748	2,298	10.92%	109
Apr 1992	21,034	18,892	2,142	10.18%	102
May 1992	21,324	19,057	2,267	10.63%	106
Jun 1992	21,532	19,163	2,369	11.00%	110
Jul 1992	21,666	19,477	2,189	10.10%	101
Aug 1992	21,564	19,435	2,129	9.87%	99
Sep 1992	21,558	19,382	2,176	10.09%	101
Oct 1992	21,591	19,475	2,116	9.80%	98
Nov 1992	21,629	19,442	2,187	10.11%	101
Dec 1992	21,292	19,293	1,999	9.39%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	21,506	19,299	2,207	10.26%	103
Feb 1993	21,423	19,377	2,046	9.55%	96
Mar 1993	21,736	19,625	2,111	9.71%	97
Apr 1993	21,703	19,733	1,970	9.08%	91
May 1993	22,021	20,021	2,000	9.08%	91
Jun 1993	22,564	20,070	2,494	11.05%	111
Jul 1993	22,816	20,621	2,195	9.62%	96
Aug 1993	22,687	20,674	2,013	8.87%	89
Sep 1993	22,460	20,465	1,995	8.88%	89
Oct 1993	22,269	20,358	1,911	8.58%	86
Nov 1993	22,159	20,146	2,013	9.08%	91
Dec 1993	21,857	20,002	1,855	8.49%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	22,139	19,885	2,254	10.18%	102
Feb 1994	22,200	20,072	2,128	9.59%	96
Mar 1994	22,168	20,028	2,140	9.65%	97
Apr 1994	22,249	20,273	1,976	8.88%	89
May 1994	22,552	20,651	1,901	8.43%	84
Jun 1994	22,693	20,749	1,944	8.57%	86
Jul 1994	22,880	21,166	1,714	7.49%	75
Aug 1994	22,946	21,298	1,648	7.18%	72
Sep 1994	22,781	21,096	1,685	7.40%	74
Oct 1994	22,645	20,983	1,662	7.34%	73
Nov 1994	22,384	20,784	1,600	7.15%	71
Dec 1994	22,164	20,697	1,467	6.62%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	22,170	20,432	1,738	7.84%	78
Feb 1995	22,215	20,904	1,311	5.90%	59
Mar 1995	22,552	21,301	1,251	5.55%	55
Apr 1995	22,967	21,620	1,347	5.86%	59
May 1995	23,208	21,903	1,305	5.62%	56
Jun 1995	23,584	22,235	1,349	5.72%	57
Jul 1995	23,946	22,740	1,206	5.04%	50
Aug 1995	23,834	22,677	1,157	4.85%	49
Sep 1995	23,926	22,697	1,229	5.14%	51
Oct 1995	23,498	22,279	1,219	5.19%	52
Nov 1995	23,370	22,086	1,284	5.49%	55
Dec 1995	23,103	21,929	1,174	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	23,314	21,954	1,360	5.83%	58
Feb 1996	23,588	22,370	1,218	5.16%	52
Mar 1996	23,776	22,617	1,159	4.87%	49
Apr 1996	23,780	22,654	1,126	4.74%	47
May 1996	24,131	22,961	1,170	4.85%	48
Jun 1996	24,493	23,274	1,219	4.98%	50
Jul 1996	24,485	23,218	1,267	5.17%	52
Aug 1996	24,468	23,305	1,163	4.75%	48
Sep 1996	24,414	23,242	1,172	4.80%	48
Oct 1996	24,292	23,181	1,111	4.57%	46
Nov 1996	24,291	23,046	1,245	5.13%	51
Dec 1996	24,145	22,995	1,150	4.76%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	23,972	22,590	1,382	5.77%	58
Feb 1997	24,305	23,049	1,256	5.17%	52
Mar 1997	25,057	23,795	1,262	5.04%	50
Apr 1997	25,032	23,877	1,155	4.61%	46
May 1997	25,578	24,282	1,296	5.07%	51
Jun 1997	25,951	24,559	1,392	5.36%	54
Jul 1997	26,116	24,897	1,219	4.67%	47
Aug 1997	25,956	24,832	1,124	4.33%	43
Sep 1997	25,770	24,627	1,143	4.44%	44
Oct 1997	25,793	24,721	1,072	4.16%	42
Nov 1997	25,629	24,530	1,099	4.29%	43
Dec 1997	25,533	24,475	1,058	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	25,220	23,971	1,249	4.95%	50
Feb 1998	25,298	24,122	1,176	4.65%	46
Mar 1998	25,437	24,232	1,205	4.74%	47
Apr 1998	25,536	24,390	1,146	4.49%	45
May 1998	25,965	24,698	1,267	4.88%	49
Jun 1998	26,047	24,689	1,358	5.21%	52
Jul 1998	26,501	25,281	1,220	4.60%	46
Aug 1998	26,099	24,918	1,181	4.53%	45
Sep 1998	26,103	24,956	1,147	4.39%	44
Oct 1998	25,681	24,450	1,231	4.79%	48
Nov 1998	25,201	24,015	1,186	4.71%	47
Dec 1998	25,156	24,090	1,066	4.24%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	25,187	23,931	1,256	4.99%	50
Feb 1999	25,348	24,055	1,293	5.10%	51
Mar 1999	25,393	24,214	1,179	4.64%	46
Apr 1999	25,357	24,131	1,226	4.83%	48
May 1999	25,641	24,481	1,160	4.52%	45
Jun 1999	25,747	24,473	1,274	4.95%	49
Jul 1999	25,705	24,513	1,192	4.64%	46
Aug 1999	25,518	24,339	1,179	4.62%	46
Sep 1999	25,458	24,376	1,082	4.25%	43
Oct 1999	25,376	24,337	1,039	4.09%	41
Nov 1999	24,991	23,925	1,066	4.27%	43
Dec 1999	24,931	23,973	958	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	25,355	24,357	998	3.94%	39
Feb 2000	25,346	24,375	971	3.83%	38
Mar 2000	25,469	24,496	973	3.82%	38
Apr 2000	25,715	24,786	929	3.61%	36
May 2000	25,747	24,764	983	3.82%	38
Jun 2000	25,855	24,748	1,107	4.28%	43
Jul 2000	25,943	24,871	1,072	4.13%	41
Aug 2000	25,648	24,513	1,135	4.43%	44
Sep 2000	25,915	24,867	1,048	4.04%	40
Oct 2000	25,952	24,974	978	3.77%	38
Nov 2000	25,551	24,576	975	3.82%	38
Dec 2000	25,655	24,720	935	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	25,750	24,606	1,144	4.44%	44
Feb 2001	25,901	24,852	1,049	4.05%	41
Mar 2001	26,213	24,915	1,298	4.95%	50
Apr 2001	25,358	23,982	1,376	5.43%	54
May 2001	25,547	24,276	1,271	4.98%	50
Jun 2001	25,926	24,454	1,472	5.68%	57
Jul 2001	25,787	24,378	1,409	5.46%	55
Aug 2001	25,339	23,878	1,461	5.77%	58
Sep 2001	26,001	24,730	1,271	4.89%	49
Oct 2001	25,906	24,210	1,696	6.55%	65
Nov 2001	25,702	24,030	1,672	6.51%	65
Dec 2001	25,533	23,932	1,601	6.27%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	25,777	24,184	1,593	6.18%	62
Feb 2002	25,952	24,454	1,498	5.77%	58
Mar 2002	26,093	24,636	1,457	5.58%	56
Apr 2002	25,791	24,355	1,436	5.57%	56
May 2002	26,014	24,656	1,358	5.22%	52
Jun 2002	25,966	24,484	1,482	5.71%	57
Jul 2002	25,975	24,599	1,376	5.30%	53
Aug 2002	26,194	24,817	1,377	5.26%	53
Sep 2002	26,421	25,086	1,335	5.05%	51
Oct 2002	26,256	24,975	1,281	4.88%	49
Nov 2002	26,127	24,843	1,284	4.91%	49
Dec 2002	26,099	24,875	1,224	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	26,077	24,715	1,362	5.22%	52
Feb 2003	26,127	24,847	1,280	4.90%	49
Mar 2003	26,242	25,003	1,239	4.72%	47
Apr 2003	26,628	25,423	1,205	4.53%	45
May 2003	26,851	25,620	1,231	4.58%	46
Jun 2003	26,827	25,431	1,396	5.20%	52
Jul 2003	26,732	25,458	1,274	4.77%	48
Aug 2003	26,900	25,592	1,308	4.86%	49
Sep 2003	26,967	25,734	1,233	4.57%	46
Oct 2003	26,796	25,648	1,148	4.28%	43
Nov 2003	26,653	25,453	1,200	4.50%	45
Dec 2003	26,493	25,384	1,109	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	26,508	25,290	1,218	4.59%	46
Feb 2004	26,754	25,603	1,151	4.30%	43
Mar 2004	26,983	25,826	1,157	4.29%	43
Apr 2004	26,877	25,811	1,066	3.97%	40
May 2004	27,322	26,212	1,110	4.06%	41
Jun 2004	27,209	25,949	1,260	4.63%	46
Jul 2004	27,275	26,040	1,235	4.53%	45
Aug 2004	27,541	26,308	1,233	4.48%	45
Sep 2004	27,467	26,319	1,148	4.18%	42
Oct 2004	27,345	26,271	1,074	3.93%	39
Nov 2004	27,322	26,247	1,075	3.93%	39
Dec 2004	27,268	26,245	1,023	3.75%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	27,285	26,225	1,060	3.88%	39
Feb 2005	27,506	26,463	1,043	3.79%	38
Mar 2005	27,591	26,611	980	3.55%	36
Apr 2005	27,816	26,903	913	3.28%	33
May 2005	28,097	27,152	945	3.36%	34
Jun 2005	28,105	27,033	1,072	3.81%	38
Jul 2005	28,300	27,261	1,039	3.67%	37
Aug 2005	28,566	27,558	1,008	3.53%	35
Sep 2005	28,596	27,622	974	3.41%	34
Oct 2005	28,669	27,783	886	3.09%	31
Nov 2005	28,501	27,576	925	3.25%	32
Dec 2005	28,292	27,476	816	2.88%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	28,315	27,421	894	3.16%	32
Feb 2006	28,340	27,470	870	3.07%	31
Mar 2006	28,654	27,795	859	3.00%	30
Apr 2006	29,000	28,154	846	2.92%	29
May 2006	29,096	28,219	877	3.01%	30
Jun 2006	29,164	28,135	1,029	3.53%	35
Jul 2006	29,551	28,448	1,103	3.73%	37
Aug 2006	29,669	28,584	1,085	3.66%	37
Sep 2006	29,850	28,792	1,058	3.54%	35
Oct 2006	29,758	28,752	1,006	3.38%	34
Nov 2006	29,720	28,657	1,063	3.58%	36
Dec 2006	29,781	28,809	972	3.26%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	29,980	28,892	1,088	3.63%	36
Feb 2007	30,077	29,054	1,023	3.40%	34
Mar 2007	30,325	29,346	979	3.23%	32
Apr 2007	30,462	29,526	936	3.07%	31
May 2007	30,754	29,768	986	3.21%	32
Jun 2007	30,775	29,621	1,154	3.75%	37
Jul 2007	31,053	29,833	1,220	3.93%	39
Aug 2007	31,256	30,060	1,196	3.83%	38
Sep 2007	31,537	30,367	1,170	3.71%	37
Oct 2007	31,372	30,235	1,137	3.62%	36
Nov 2007	31,564	30,358	1,206	3.82%	38
Dec 2007	31,631	30,373	1,258	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	31,770	30,462	1,308	4.12%	41
Feb 2008	31,789	30,515	1,274	4.01%	40
Mar 2008	31,965	30,638	1,327	4.15%	42
Apr 2008	32,236	30,942	1,294	4.01%	40
May 2008	32,573	31,027	1,546	4.75%	47
Jun 2008	32,749	31,091	1,658	5.06%	51
Jul 2008	32,918	31,036	1,882	5.72%	57
Aug 2008	33,537	31,579	1,958	5.84%	58
Sep 2008	33,349	31,448	1,901	5.70%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbia County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,600	14.84%
2.	Public Administration	2,954	12.18%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,408	5.81%
4.	Other Transportation	1,188	4.90%
5.	Health Care	1,154	4.76%
6.	Truck Transportation	1,048	4.32%
7.	Educational Services	866	3.57%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	852	3.51%
9.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	822	3.39%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	806	3.32%
11.	Wood Manufacturing	744	3.07%
12.	Chemical Manufacturing	678	2.80%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	610	2.52%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	588	2.42%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	550	2.27%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	530	2.19%
17.	Food Manufacturing	320	1.32%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	288	1.19%
19.	Utilities	272	1.12%
20.	Finance and Insurance	270	1.11%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,802	17.47%
2.	Educational Services	2,824	12.98%
3.	Public Administration	2,182	10.03%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,000	9.19%
5.	Social Assistance	1,054	4.84%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	940	4.32%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	858	3.94%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	830	3.81%
9.	Finance and Insurance	784	3.60%
10.	Construction	592	2.72%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	480	2.21%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	452	2.08%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	426	1.96%
14.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	322	1.48%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	270	1.24%
16.	Wood Manufacturing	260	1.19%
17.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	246	1.13%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	202	0.93%
19.	Truck Transportation	192	0.88%
20.	Other Transportation	182	0.84%

Columbia County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,748	7.21%
2.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,556	6.42%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,538	6.34%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,168	4.82%
5.	Other Construction Trades	1,008	4.16%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	984	4.06%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	888	3.66%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	830	3.42%
9.	Other Production Occupations	764	3.15%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	738	3.04%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	720	2.97%
12.	Other Management Occupations	714	2.94%
13.	Carpenters	590	2.43%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	496	2.05%
15.	Construction Laborers	482	1.99%
16.	Other Office and Admin Support	438	1.81%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	418	1.72%
18.	Electricians	364	1.50%
19.	Other Construction Workers	352	1.45%
20.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	348	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,588	7.30%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,256	5.77%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,132	5.20%
4.	Cashiers	1,082	4.97%
5.	Registered Nurses	954	4.38%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	864	3.97%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	852	3.92%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	838	3.85%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	824	3.79%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	686	3.15%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	638	2.93%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	638	2.93%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	608	2.79%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	598	2.75%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	586	2.69%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	582	2.67%
17.	Child Care Workers	516	2.37%
18.	Other Production Occupations	476	2.19%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	470	2.16%
20.	Other Management Occupations	450	2.07%

Columbia County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	43,565	49.09%
15-35 hours	7,985	9.00%
1-14 hours	1,756	1.98%
No regular hours	35,447	39.94%

Columbia County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,438	5.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,539	3.44%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,931	4.32%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,565	7.98%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	4,413	9.87%
7 AM-7:29 AM	7,972	17.84%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	8,595	19.23%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,960	8.86%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,580	3.54%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,931	4.32%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	752	1.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	242	0.54%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,212	7.19%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,565	5.74%

Columbia County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,500	3.36%
5-9	4,908	10.98%
10-14	8,536	19.10%
15-19	8,165	18.27%
20-24	6,279	14.05%
25-29	1,621	3.63%
30-34	4,999	11.18%
35-39	826	1.85%
40-44	1,170	2.62%
45-59	3,557	7.96%
60-89	1,982	4.43%
At least 90	1,152	2.58%

Columbia County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	36	0.08%	30,973	69.30%
30-44	0	0.00%	6,995	15.65%
45-59	0	0.00%	3,557	7.96%
At least 60	18	0.04%	3,116	6.97%

Columbia County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	144	0.31%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,209	13.56%
Car / truck / van, solo	36,821	80.43%
Motorcycle	22	0.05%
Other	835	1.82%
Public transportation	54	0.12%
Walked	610	1.33%
Worked at home	1,084	2.37%

Columbia County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbia County Family Information Back to top
: 41,908 (107,154 people)
: 29,946 (90,470 people)
: 10,126
: 56,578
Columbia County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,090	12.06%
$10,000-$14,999	3,914	9.27%
$15,000-$19,999	4,198	9.95%
$20,000-$24,999	3,621	8.58%
$25,000-$29,999	3,616	8.57%
$30,000-$34,999	3,398	8.05%
$35,000-$39,999	2,681	6.35%
$40,000-$44,999	2,436	5.77%
$45,000-$49,999	1,921	4.55%
$50,000-$59,999	3,658	8.67%
$60,000-$74,999	3,122	7.40%
$75,000-$99,999	2,712	6.43%
$100,000-$124,999	919	2.18%
$125,000-$149,999	438	1.04%
$150,000-$199,999	256	0.61%
$200,000 or more	228	0.54%

Columbia County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,990	23.85%
Family, 2 people	6,614	31.61%
Nonfamily, 2 people	848	4.05%
Family, 3 people	3,515	16.80%
Nonfamily, 3 people	102	0.49%
Family, 4 people	2,782	13.30%
Nonfamily, 4 people	40	0.19%
Family, 5 people	1,231	5.88%
Nonfamily, 5 people	19	0.09%
Family, 6 people	476	2.27%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	301	1.44%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Columbia County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	31,460	28.31%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	10,170	9.15%
Public Assistance	1,700	1.53%
Retirement	8,968	8.07%
Self Employment	4,272	3.84%
Social Security	14,185	12.77%
Supplemental Security	2,914	2.62%
Wage / Salary	29,960	26.96%
Other	7,495	6.74%

Columbia County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	13,284	58.26%
With children under 18	9,519	41.74%

Columbia County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,770	12.62%
Married	26,209	57.32%
Never Married	12,167	26.61%
Widowed	1,578	3.45%

Columbia County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,919	13.29%
Married	25,390	57.00%
Never Married	7,879	17.69%
Widowed	5,355	12.02%

Columbia County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbia County Education Information Back to top
Columbia County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,379	6.33%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	17,657	20.77%
High school diploma or equivalent	29,673	34.90%
Some college, no degree	18,615	21.89%
Associate degree	5,448	6.41%
Bachelors degree	5,236	6.16%
Graduate or professional degree	3,017	3.55%

Columbia County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,152	2.04%	470	0.83%	1,622	2.87%
Kindergarten	1,383	2.45%	136	0.24%	1,519	2.69%
Grades 1-4	6,655	11.78%	490	0.87%	7,145	12.64%
Grades 5-8	6,399	11.32%	378	0.67%	6,777	11.99%
Grades 9-12	6,416	11.35%	703	1.24%	7,119	12.60%
Undergrad college	3,067	5.43%	370	0.65%	3,437	6.08%
Graduate or professional school	272	0.48%	68	0.12%	340	0.60%
Total	25,344	44.85%	2,615	4.63%	27,959	49.47%

Columbia County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbia County Business Information Back to top
: $578,398,000
: $66,455,000
: $182,781
: 7,435
Columbia County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	5	7	12	12
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	3	1	2	5
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	3	1	7	1
1999 - Construction	13	17	36	27	26
1999 - Educational Services	1	0	2	3	3
1999 - Finance & Insurance	6	7	14	11	20
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	17	12	38	34	37
1999 - Information	2	1	5	1	10
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	2	1	0
1999 - Manufacturing	2	8	8	13	7
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	19	15	26	20	37
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	9	22	10	26
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	11	7	14
1999 - Retail Trade	15	16	77	64	63
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	11	2	5	14
1999 - Unclassified	5	4	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	7	5	28	19	29
1999 - Total	116	118	282	236	306
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	9	10	11	6
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	0	8
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	4	3	2	2
2000 - Construction	18	8	42	26	26
2000 - Educational Services	0	1	3	2	3
2000 - Finance & Insurance	7	4	21	8	20
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	13	13	47	30	36
2000 - Information	2	2	8	3	5
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	1	0	2
2000 - Manufacturing	3	3	15	6	8
2000 - Mining	1	0	0	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	7	28	20	51
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	10	9	17	17	23
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	4	9	5	14
2000 - Retail Trade	20	20	68	65	66
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	7	5	2	17
2000 - Unclassified	3	3	1	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	11	18	23	31
2000 - Total	103	107	297	221	321
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	5	7	6	13
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	2	4	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	2	4	2
2001 - Construction	18	12	26	43	31
2001 - Educational Services	1	1	6	0	2
2001 - Finance & Insurance	7	9	16	11	20
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	13	11	43	28	48
2001 - Information	5	2	5	8	3
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	3	1	1
2001 - Manufacturing	2	4	13	12	2
2001 - Mining	0	1	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	15	33	23	37
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	11	5	22	12	29
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	2	7	10	13
2001 - Retail Trade	19	14	69	62	72
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	6	8	4	16
2001 - Unclassified	6	1	0	1	2
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	6	6	14	15	37
2001 - Total	118	96	278	244	331
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	6	9	10	10
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	2	6
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	3	2
2002 - Construction	18	17	40	38	27
2002 - Educational Services	1	2	3	1	3
2002 - Finance & Insurance	8	4	16	14	21
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	12	41	36	40
2002 - Information	4	3	2	13	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	3	1
2002 - Manufacturing	4	2	10	15	4
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	11	20	26	43
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	14	20	16	25
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	4	9	8	14
2002 - Retail Trade	31	38	51	71	62
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	9	3	5	19
2002 - Unclassified	1	4	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	8	8	22	16	26
2002 - Total	128	136	253	278	306
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	4	12	8	12
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	3	3	1	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	3	3	1
2003 - Construction	21	21	43	29	30
2003 - Educational Services	1	1	3	1	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	4	22	11	21
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	15	8	45	32	41
2003 - Information	5	5	6	3	7
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	4
2003 - Manufacturing	4	5	12	11	6
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	11	34	21	32
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	9	25	14	24
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	1	10	8	17
2003 - Retail Trade	26	19	68	73	64
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	9	10	7	13
2003 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	9	5	19	18	24
2003 - Total	119	106	315	242	302
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	8	13	7	11
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	3	1	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	2	2
2004 - Construction	45	30	25	36	34
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	4	2	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	9	3	9	8	35
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	15	10	43	38	42
2004 - Information	3	4	5	5	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	0	3
2004 - Manufacturing	5	1	13	12	7
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	7	18	24	48
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	16	4	18	22	27
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	4	9	8	20
2004 - Retail Trade	23	21	66	44	100
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	10	9	4	15
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	7	5	22	14	30
2004 - Total	148	110	262	227	382
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	3	13	9	12
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	2	3	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	2	5	0
2005 - Construction	32	22	45	25	47
2005 - Educational Services	2	1	3	3	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	5	6	25	10	20
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	11	13	45	41	41
2005 - Information	1	2	1	6	8
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	2	1
2005 - Manufacturing	6	4	15	13	5
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	15	6	30	22	38
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	11	13	23	22	25
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	11	4	9	6	22
2005 - Retail Trade	16	19	77	64	74
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	10	1	8	9	17
2005 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	7	4	21	18	27
2005 - Total	141	101	320	260	341

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbia County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Columbia County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	91,567	84.99%
Below Poverty Level	16,171	15.01%

Columbia County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$579	$48	$483	$0	$0	$220	$1,282	$650	$57	$439
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$933	$97	$1,672	$0	$0	$460	$3,065	$1,681	$188	$916
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,186	$133	$2,591	$0	$0	$627	$4,404	$2,537	$150	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$2,039	$228	$1,799	$0	$0	$730	$4,568	$2,160	$0	$1,442
1982	$2,317	$319	$2,183	$0	$0	$1,042	$5,542	$2,111	$0	$1,930
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$2,821	$490	$3,836	$0	$0	$1,586	$8,243	$2,879	$0	$3,373
1985	$2,974	$996	$3,107	$0	$0	$1,346	$7,427	$3,124	$999	$7,700
1986	$3,207	$1,808	$3,132	$0	$0	$1,665	$8,004	$3,404	$4,669	$7,884
1987	$3,581	$2,689	$3,670	$0	$0	$1,909	$9,160	$3,996	$4,862	$8,862
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$5,383	$2,891	$4,210	$0	$0	$7,699	$17,292	$9,440	$16,797	$15,509
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$6,979	$6,539	$8,056	$0	$0	$12,483	$27,518	$6,610	$23,257	$17,846

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$20	$393	$55	$32	$320	$10	$1,211
1972	$211	$13	$2	$0	$0	$155	$1,211
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$905	$0	$107	$865	$61	$3,498
1977	$557	$65	$0	$0	$0	$938	$3,498
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$1,236	$0	$141	$719	$94	$6,499
1979	$675	$131	$0	$0	$0	$3,503	$6,499
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$842	$0	$206	$1,149	$72	$4,436
1981	$677	$14	$0	$0	$0	$1,476	$4,436
1982	$0	$1,026	$0	$355	$1,648	$80	$5,790
1982	$863	$0	$0	$43	$0	$1,775	$5,790
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$1,096	$0	$423	$4,785	$135	$9,818
1984	$1,034	$15	$0	$32	$0	$2,298	$9,818
1985	$0	$1,321	$0	$441	$3,005	$75	$8,337
1985	$1,152	$15	$0	$83	$0	$2,245	$8,337
1986	$0	$1,291	$0	$485	$2,256	$93	$8,744
1986	$1,413	$15	$85	$0	$0	$3,106	$8,744
1987	$0	$1,596	$0	$397	$2,304	$129	$12,283
1987	$1,593	$18	$397	$23	$0	$5,826	$12,283
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$2,977	$0	$1,492	$5,480	$91	$20,962
1992	$2,604	$18	$706	$31	$0	$7,563	$20,962
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$5,139	$0	$1,839	$3,816	$346	$30,775
1997	$4,048	$101	$1,841	$0	$0	$13,645	$30,775

Columbia County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbia County Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,079

Columbia County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbia County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Columbia County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	7,556	13.37%
10-19 Years	8,381	14.83%
20-29 Years	6,839	12.10%
30-39 Years	7,773	13.75%
40-49 Years	8,502	15.04%
50-59 Years	6,856	12.13%
60-69 Years	5,131	9.08%
70-79 Years	3,772	6.67%
80-89 Years	1,483	2.62%
90+ Years	220	0.39%

Columbia County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	28,656	50.71%
Female	27,857	49.29%

Columbia County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	44,058	77.96%
African-American	9,522	16.85%
Hispanic/Latino	1,546	2.74%
Multiracial	691	1.22%
Asian	372	0.66%
Amerindian	268	0.47%
Other Race	36	0.06%
Pacific Islander	20	0.04%

Columbia County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	19,978	29.51%
2.	English	10,434	15.41%
3.	Irish	10,254	15.15%
4.	German	10,205	15.08%
5.	Italian	2,778	4.10%
6.	French Non-Basque	2,425	3.58%
7.	Scotch Irish	2,031	3.00%
8.	Scottish	1,401	2.07%
9.	Dutch	1,249	1.85%
10.	Polish	1,021	1.51%

Columbia County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	101,152	94.95%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,288	3.09%
3.	German	633	0.59%
4.	French	282	0.26%
5.	Italian	224	0.21%
6.	Tagalog	190	0.18%
7.	Chinese	158	0.15%
8.	Other Asian	86	0.08%
9.	French Creole	84	0.08%
10.	Hindi	64	0.06%

Columbia County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	111,150	97.68%
Naturalized immigrant	1,565	1.38%
Not a citizen	1,080	0.95%

Columbia County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbia County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbia County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Five Points	Lake City	North Columbia
Fort White	Lulu	Watertown

Columbia County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

32024	32038	32056
32025	32055	32061

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