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  7. Columbia Public Benefits Information
  8. Columbia Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Columbia Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 459
  • Land Area (2000): 93.239 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.689 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 267
Columbia Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 26 5.47%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 449 94.53%

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Columbia Employment Information Back to top
Columbia Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 190 183 7 3.59% 36
1991 197 180 17 8.58% 87
1992 212 198 14 6.61% 69
1993 211 197 14 6.82% 69
1994 212 200 12 5.58% 59
1995 247 232 15 6.24% 63
1996 257 241 16 6.12% 63
1997 265 243 22 8.33% 85
1998 269 245 23 8.63% 89
1999 264 249 16 5.96% 61
2000 255 242 12 4.88% 48
2001 250 238 12 4.84% 49
2002 245 233 12 5.07% 51
2003 247 230 17 6.91% 69
2004 236 222 14 5.79% 58
2005 242 226 16 6.61% 67
2006 243 227 16 6.63% 66
2007 227 214 14 6.05% 61
2008 223 211 12 5.29% 53
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 212 194 18 8.49% 85
Feb 2008 222 199 23 10.36% 104
Mar 2008 227 206 21 9.25% 93
Apr 2008 227 214 13 5.73% 57
May 2008 223 215 8 3.59% 36
Jun 2008 224 218 6 2.68% 27
Jul 2008 218 212 6 2.75% 28
Aug 2008 234 229 5 2.14% 21
Sep 2008 217 211 6 2.76% 28
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Columbia Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 39 33.91%
2. Construction 20 17.39%
3. Public Administration 7 6.09%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 6 5.22%
5. Food Manufacturing 6 5.22%
6. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 4 3.48%
7. Repair and Maintenance 4 3.48%
8. Truck Transportation 4 3.48%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 3 2.61%
10. Fuel Dealers 3 2.61%
11. Metal Manufactuing 3 2.61%
12. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 2 1.74%
13. Department and Other General Stores 2 1.74%
14. Health Care 2 1.74%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2 1.74%
16. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 2 1.74%
17. Rail Transportation 2 1.74%
18. Social Assistance 2 1.74%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 2 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 21 18.42%
2. Health Care 16 14.04%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 15 13.16%
4. Public Administration 11 9.65%
5. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 10 8.77%
6. Social Assistance 10 8.77%
7. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 3.51%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3 2.63%
9. Construction 3 2.63%
10. Department and Other General Stores 3 2.63%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 3 2.63%
12. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 3 2.63%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3 2.63%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 2 1.75%
15. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 2 1.75%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 2 1.75%
17. Finance and Insurance 1 0.88%
18. U.S. Postal Service 1 0.88%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 1 0.88%

Columbia Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 14 12.17%
2. Agricultural Workers 11 9.57%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 7 6.09%
4. Farmers and Farm Managers 7 6.09%
5. Law Enforcement Workers 7 6.09%
6. Other Management Occupations 6 5.22%
7. Other Construction Workers 5 4.35%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 5 4.35%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4 3.48%
10. Carpenters 4 3.48%
11. Painters and Paperhangers 4 3.48%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 4 3.48%
13. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 4 3.48%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 4 3.48%
15. Engineers 3 2.61%
16. Food Processing Workers 3 2.61%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 3 2.61%
18. Other Construction Trades 3 2.61%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 2 1.74%
20. Life / Physical / Social Sciences 2 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 10 8.77%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 9 7.89%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 8 7.02%
4. Child Care Workers 6 5.26%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 6 5.26%
6. Waiters and Waitresses 6 5.26%
7. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 5 4.39%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 5 4.39%
9. Other Production Occupations 5 4.39%
10. Secretaries and Admins 5 4.39%
11. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 4 3.51%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 4 3.51%
13. Registered Nurses 4 3.51%
14. Teachers, Secondary School 4 3.51%
15. Farmers and Farm Managers 3 2.63%
16. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 3 2.63%
17. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3 2.63%
18. Painters and Paperhangers 3 2.63%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3 2.63%
20. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 2 1.75%

Columbia Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 223 60.93%
15-35 hours 54 14.75%
1-14 hours 9 2.46%
No regular hours 80 21.86%

Columbia Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 14 6.86%
5 AM-5:29 AM 4 1.96%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 14 6.86%
6 AM-6:29 AM 30 14.71%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 39 19.12%
7 AM-7:29 AM 28 13.73%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 20 9.80%
8 AM-8:29 AM 7 3.43%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 13 6.37%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 0 0.00%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 7 3.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 2 0.98%
Noon-3:59 PM 13 6.37%
4 PM-11:59 PM 13 6.37%

Columbia Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 16 7.84%
5-9 16 7.84%
10-14 34 16.67%
15-19 42 20.59%
20-24 17 8.33%
25-29 15 7.35%
30-34 33 16.18%
35-39 2 0.98%
40-44 11 5.39%
45-59 6 2.94%
60-89 5 2.45%
At least 90 7 3.43%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 140 68.63%
30-44 0 0.00% 46 22.55%
45-59 0 0.00% 6 2.94%
At least 60 0 0.00% 12 5.88%

Columbia Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 49 21.88%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 147 65.62%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 8 3.57%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 20 8.93%

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Columbia Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 185 (475 people)
Families (2000): 120 (378 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 47
People at same address in 1995: 284
Columbia Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 31 16.76%
$10,000-$14,999 17 9.19%
$15,000-$19,999 22 11.89%
$20,000-$24,999 14 7.57%
$25,000-$29,999 13 7.03%
$30,000-$34,999 22 11.89%
$35,000-$39,999 6 3.24%
$40,000-$44,999 6 3.24%
$45,000-$49,999 5 2.70%
$50,000-$59,999 17 9.19%
$60,000-$74,999 11 5.95%
$75,000-$99,999 15 8.11%
$100,000-$124,999 2 1.08%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 4 2.16%

Columbia Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 51 26.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 49 25.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 14 7.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 38 20.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 23 12.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 9 4.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 4 2.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Columbia Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 157 29.96%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 31 5.92%
Public Assistance 14 2.67%
Retirement 14 2.67%
Self Employment 57 10.88%
Social Security 40 7.63%
Supplemental Security 13 2.48%
Wage / Salary 147 28.05%
Other 51 9.73%

Columbia Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 42 50.00%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 42 50.00%

Columbia Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 35 18.72%
Color 1 Box Married 94 50.27%
Color 2 Box Never Married 47 25.13%
Color 3 Box Widowed 11 5.88%

Columbia Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 38 20.65%
Color 1 Box Married 87 47.28%
Color 2 Box Never Married 36 19.57%
Color 3 Box Widowed 23 12.50%

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Columbia Education Information Back to top
Columbia Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 18 5.16%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 42 12.03%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 153 43.84%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 84 24.07%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 7 2.01%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 32 9.17%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 13 3.72%

Columbia Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 4 0.87% 0 0.00% 4 0.87%
Kindergarten 2 0.44% 2 0.44% 4 0.87%
Grades 1-4 32 6.97% 2 0.44% 34 7.41%
Grades 5-8 30 6.54% 2 0.44% 32 6.97%
Grades 9-12 37 8.06% 0 0.00% 37 8.06%
Undergrad college 18 3.92% 0 0.00% 18 3.92%
Graduate or professional school 5 1.09% 0 0.00% 5 1.09%
Total 128 27.89% 6 1.31% 134 29.19%

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Columbia Public Benefits Information Back to top
Columbia Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 370 78.22%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 103 21.78%

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Columbia Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Columbia Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 54 11.76%
10-19 Years 73 15.90%
20-29 Years 56 12.20%
30-39 Years 62 13.51%
40-49 Years 92 20.04%
50-59 Years 59 12.85%
60-69 Years 38 8.28%
70-79 Years 17 3.70%
80-89 Years 8 1.74%
90+ Years 0 0.00%

Columbia Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 226 49.24%
Color 1 Box Female 233 50.76%

Columbia Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 453 98.69%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5 1.09%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.22%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Columbia Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 169 33.01%
2. Irish 120 23.44%
3. United States Or American 48 9.38%
4. French Non-Basque 32 6.25%
5. Swedish 26 5.08%
6. Italian 21 4.10%
7. German 19 3.71%
8. French Canadian 14 2.73%
9. Scottish 14 2.73%
10. Greek 13 2.54%

Columbia Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 438 98.21%
2. French 3 0.67%
3. Polish 3 0.67%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 2 0.45%

Columbia Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 475 100.00%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

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