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Columbia Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 69,498
Land Area (2000): 1,587.312 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 6.888 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	78,348	55.68%
Rural, Farm	5,130	3.65%
Rural, Non-farm	57,228	40.67%

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Columbia Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	28,686	26,704	1,982	6.91%	69
1991	30,935	27,981	2,953	9.55%	95
1992	31,347	28,677	2,670	8.52%	85
1993	33,179	31,265	1,914	5.77%	58
1994	35,581	33,851	1,730	4.86%	49
1995	36,346	34,177	2,170	5.97%	60
1996	36,780	34,902	1,878	5.11%	51
1997	37,106	35,157	1,949	5.25%	53
1998	37,095	35,655	1,440	3.88%	39
1999	37,772	36,415	1,357	3.59%	36
2000	37,051	35,709	1,342	3.62%	36
2001	36,640	35,093	1,546	4.22%	42
2002	36,708	34,923	1,785	4.86%	49
2003	36,687	34,422	2,265	6.17%	62
2004	36,139	34,155	1,984	5.49%	55
2005	36,071	33,903	2,168	6.01%	60
2006	36,641	34,655	1,986	5.42%	54
2007	36,574	33,695	2,879	7.87%	79
2008	37,448	34,523	2,925	7.81%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	26,971	25,406	1,565	5.80%	58
Feb 1990	27,209	25,632	1,577	5.80%	58
Mar 1990	27,052	25,585	1,467	5.42%	54
Apr 1990	27,167	25,705	1,462	5.38%	54
May 1990	27,724	26,221	1,503	5.42%	54
Jun 1990	28,874	26,641	2,233	7.73%	77
Jul 1990	28,566	26,956	1,610	5.64%	56
Aug 1990	29,709	26,791	2,918	9.82%	98
Sep 1990	29,615	27,354	2,261	7.63%	76
Oct 1990	30,401	28,250	2,151	7.08%	71
Nov 1990	30,591	27,878	2,713	8.87%	89
Dec 1990	30,356	28,027	2,329	7.67%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	30,079	27,788	2,291	7.62%	76
Feb 1991	30,284	27,933	2,351	7.76%	78
Mar 1991	30,570	27,980	2,590	8.47%	85
Apr 1991	30,236	27,851	2,385	7.89%	79
May 1991	30,599	28,163	2,436	7.96%	80
Jun 1991	31,569	28,117	3,452	10.93%	109
Jul 1991	31,812	28,269	3,543	11.14%	111
Aug 1991	31,286	27,999	3,287	10.51%	105
Sep 1991	31,211	27,944	3,267	10.47%	105
Oct 1991	31,378	28,143	3,235	10.31%	103
Nov 1991	31,176	27,842	3,334	10.69%	107
Dec 1991	31,016	27,748	3,268	10.54%	105

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	31,032	27,598	3,434	11.07%	111
Feb 1992	30,791	27,710	3,081	10.01%	100
Mar 1992	30,855	27,976	2,879	9.33%	93
Apr 1992	30,596	28,208	2,388	7.80%	78
May 1992	30,703	28,475	2,228	7.26%	73
Jun 1992	31,671	29,114	2,557	8.07%	81
Jul 1992	32,634	29,520	3,114	9.54%	95
Aug 1992	31,792	28,891	2,901	9.12%	91
Sep 1992	31,434	29,023	2,411	7.67%	77
Oct 1992	31,355	29,066	2,289	7.30%	73
Nov 1992	31,659	29,202	2,457	7.76%	78
Dec 1992	31,645	29,341	2,304	7.28%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	31,890	29,529	2,361	7.40%	74
Feb 1993	31,896	29,735	2,161	6.78%	68
Mar 1993	32,154	29,997	2,157	6.71%	67
Apr 1993	32,035	30,305	1,730	5.40%	54
May 1993	32,399	30,773	1,626	5.02%	50
Jun 1993	33,350	31,436	1,914	5.74%	57
Jul 1993	34,807	32,230	2,577	7.40%	74
Aug 1993	33,898	31,877	2,021	5.96%	60
Sep 1993	33,890	32,083	1,807	5.33%	53
Oct 1993	34,048	32,542	1,506	4.42%	44
Nov 1993	33,856	32,445	1,411	4.17%	42
Dec 1993	33,925	32,224	1,701	5.01%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	34,312	32,707	1,605	4.68%	47
Feb 1994	34,584	32,916	1,668	4.82%	48
Mar 1994	34,973	33,409	1,564	4.47%	45
Apr 1994	34,892	33,271	1,621	4.65%	46
May 1994	35,277	34,161	1,116	3.16%	32
Jun 1994	36,388	34,668	1,720	4.73%	47
Jul 1994	37,265	34,541	2,724	7.31%	73
Aug 1994	35,663	33,842	1,821	5.11%	51
Sep 1994	35,843	34,132	1,711	4.77%	48
Oct 1994	35,996	34,268	1,728	4.80%	48
Nov 1994	35,701	33,961	1,740	4.87%	49
Dec 1994	36,083	34,341	1,742	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	36,133	33,796	2,337	6.47%	65
Feb 1995	35,799	33,703	2,096	5.85%	59
Mar 1995	35,772	33,621	2,151	6.01%	60
Apr 1995	36,202	34,082	2,120	5.86%	59
May 1995	35,908	33,948	1,960	5.46%	55
Jun 1995	36,650	34,352	2,298	6.27%	63
Jul 1995	37,894	34,583	3,311	8.74%	87
Aug 1995	36,529	34,054	2,475	6.78%	68
Sep 1995	36,590	34,529	2,061	5.63%	56
Oct 1995	36,435	34,570	1,865	5.12%	51
Nov 1995	36,301	34,487	1,814	5.00%	50
Dec 1995	35,942	34,395	1,547	4.30%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	35,771	34,154	1,617	4.52%	45
Feb 1996	36,109	34,460	1,649	4.57%	46
Mar 1996	36,457	34,800	1,657	4.55%	45
Apr 1996	36,510	34,876	1,634	4.48%	45
May 1996	36,577	35,104	1,473	4.03%	40
Jun 1996	37,242	35,531	1,711	4.59%	46
Jul 1996	37,961	35,737	2,224	5.86%	59
Aug 1996	37,007	34,864	2,143	5.79%	58
Sep 1996	36,995	34,670	2,325	6.28%	63
Oct 1996	36,827	34,832	1,995	5.42%	54
Nov 1996	37,261	34,956	2,305	6.19%	62
Dec 1996	36,640	34,835	1,805	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	36,530	34,525	2,005	5.49%	55
Feb 1997	36,680	34,750	1,930	5.26%	53
Mar 1997	36,923	35,077	1,846	5.00%	50
Apr 1997	36,825	35,247	1,578	4.29%	43
May 1997	36,893	35,345	1,548	4.20%	42
Jun 1997	37,564	35,623	1,941	5.17%	52
Jul 1997	38,187	35,470	2,717	7.11%	71
Aug 1997	36,933	34,636	2,297	6.22%	62
Sep 1997	37,152	34,892	2,260	6.08%	61
Oct 1997	37,236	35,409	1,827	4.91%	49
Nov 1997	37,207	35,438	1,769	4.75%	48
Dec 1997	37,140	35,468	1,672	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	36,663	34,834	1,829	4.99%	50
Feb 1998	36,715	35,180	1,535	4.18%	42
Mar 1998	36,668	35,084	1,584	4.32%	43
Apr 1998	36,945	35,743	1,202	3.25%	33
May 1998	36,989	35,784	1,205	3.26%	33
Jun 1998	37,327	35,848	1,479	3.96%	40
Jul 1998	37,312	35,885	1,427	3.82%	38
Aug 1998	36,825	35,003	1,822	4.95%	49
Sep 1998	37,812	36,445	1,367	3.62%	36
Oct 1998	37,270	35,935	1,335	3.58%	36
Nov 1998	37,303	36,018	1,285	3.44%	34
Dec 1998	37,312	36,101	1,211	3.25%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	37,703	36,115	1,588	4.21%	42
Feb 1999	37,711	36,143	1,568	4.16%	42
Mar 1999	37,968	36,621	1,347	3.55%	35
Apr 1999	37,392	36,228	1,164	3.11%	31
May 1999	37,466	36,394	1,072	2.86%	29
Jun 1999	37,552	36,252	1,300	3.46%	35
Jul 1999	38,616	36,754	1,862	4.82%	48
Aug 1999	38,202	36,524	1,678	4.39%	44
Sep 1999	37,491	36,360	1,131	3.02%	30
Oct 1999	37,815	36,627	1,188	3.14%	31
Nov 1999	37,564	36,368	1,196	3.18%	32
Dec 1999	37,783	36,589	1,194	3.16%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	36,913	35,315	1,598	4.33%	43
Feb 2000	36,702	35,414	1,288	3.51%	35
Mar 2000	36,613	35,365	1,248	3.41%	34
Apr 2000	36,413	35,304	1,109	3.05%	30
May 2000	36,505	35,416	1,089	2.98%	30
Jun 2000	36,884	35,500	1,384	3.75%	38
Jul 2000	37,505	36,049	1,456	3.88%	39
Aug 2000	37,500	35,963	1,537	4.10%	41
Sep 2000	37,326	35,984	1,342	3.60%	36
Oct 2000	37,149	35,879	1,270	3.42%	34
Nov 2000	37,853	36,444	1,409	3.72%	37
Dec 2000	37,245	35,877	1,368	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	36,735	35,164	1,571	4.28%	43
Feb 2001	36,693	35,365	1,328	3.62%	36
Mar 2001	36,932	35,617	1,315	3.56%	36
Apr 2001	36,828	35,656	1,172	3.18%	32
May 2001	37,011	35,987	1,024	2.77%	28
Jun 2001	36,320	34,910	1,410	3.88%	39
Jul 2001	36,684	35,069	1,615	4.40%	44
Aug 2001	36,611	34,937	1,674	4.57%	46
Sep 2001	36,658	34,976	1,682	4.59%	46
Oct 2001	36,478	34,656	1,822	4.99%	50
Nov 2001	36,364	34,401	1,963	5.40%	54
Dec 2001	36,360	34,380	1,980	5.45%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	36,265	34,054	2,211	6.10%	61
Feb 2002	36,728	34,753	1,975	5.38%	54
Mar 2002	36,747	34,799	1,948	5.30%	53
Apr 2002	36,513	34,838	1,675	4.59%	46
May 2002	36,530	35,058	1,472	4.03%	40
Jun 2002	36,757	34,882	1,875	5.10%	51
Jul 2002	36,942	35,190	1,752	4.74%	47
Aug 2002	36,982	35,298	1,684	4.55%	46
Sep 2002	37,152	35,580	1,572	4.23%	42
Oct 2002	36,843	35,283	1,560	4.23%	42
Nov 2002	36,591	34,733	1,858	5.08%	51
Dec 2002	36,444	34,609	1,835	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	36,479	33,933	2,546	6.98%	70
Feb 2003	36,531	34,123	2,408	6.59%	66
Mar 2003	36,684	34,184	2,500	6.81%	68
Apr 2003	36,529	34,291	2,238	6.13%	61
May 2003	36,587	34,501	2,086	5.70%	57
Jun 2003	37,132	34,657	2,475	6.67%	67
Jul 2003	37,060	34,479	2,581	6.96%	70
Aug 2003	36,686	34,506	2,180	5.94%	59
Sep 2003	36,673	34,617	2,056	5.61%	56
Oct 2003	36,693	34,648	2,045	5.57%	56
Nov 2003	36,670	34,536	2,134	5.82%	58
Dec 2003	36,515	34,590	1,925	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	36,580	34,456	2,124	5.81%	58
Feb 2004	36,649	34,512	2,137	5.83%	58
Mar 2004	36,775	34,239	2,536	6.90%	69
Apr 2004	36,076	34,269	1,807	5.01%	50
May 2004	36,064	34,392	1,672	4.64%	46
Jun 2004	36,440	34,545	1,895	5.20%	52
Jul 2004	36,575	34,331	2,244	6.14%	61
Aug 2004	35,844	34,019	1,825	5.09%	51
Sep 2004	35,746	33,955	1,791	5.01%	50
Oct 2004	35,992	34,075	1,917	5.33%	53
Nov 2004	35,580	33,622	1,958	5.50%	55
Dec 2004	35,351	33,447	1,904	5.39%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	35,211	33,060	2,151	6.11%	61
Feb 2005	35,961	33,240	2,721	7.57%	76
Mar 2005	35,458	33,271	2,187	6.17%	62
Apr 2005	35,934	33,514	2,420	6.73%	67
May 2005	35,867	33,859	2,008	5.60%	56
Jun 2005	36,143	33,945	2,198	6.08%	61
Jul 2005	36,591	34,184	2,407	6.58%	66
Aug 2005	36,293	34,245	2,048	5.64%	56
Sep 2005	36,035	34,168	1,867	5.18%	52
Oct 2005	36,340	34,344	1,996	5.49%	55
Nov 2005	36,641	34,534	2,107	5.75%	58
Dec 2005	36,378	34,470	1,908	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	36,233	33,201	3,032	8.37%	84
Feb 2006	36,496	34,265	2,231	6.11%	61
Mar 2006	36,342	34,087	2,255	6.20%	62
Apr 2006	36,015	34,195	1,820	5.05%	51
May 2006	36,434	34,703	1,731	4.75%	48
Jun 2006	36,860	34,913	1,947	5.28%	53
Jul 2006	37,327	35,033	2,294	6.15%	61
Aug 2006	37,204	35,288	1,916	5.15%	51
Sep 2006	36,855	35,195	1,660	4.50%	45
Oct 2006	36,697	35,094	1,603	4.37%	44
Nov 2006	36,659	34,898	1,761	4.80%	48
Dec 2006	36,571	34,989	1,582	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	36,568	34,255	2,313	6.33%	63
Feb 2007	36,397	34,552	1,845	5.07%	51
Mar 2007	36,355	34,617	1,738	4.78%	48
Apr 2007	36,236	34,328	1,908	5.27%	53
May 2007	36,168	33,217	2,951	8.16%	82
Jun 2007	36,713	33,351	3,362	9.16%	92
Jul 2007	36,802	33,326	3,476	9.45%	94
Aug 2007	36,766	33,241	3,525	9.59%	96
Sep 2007	37,020	33,346	3,674	9.92%	99
Oct 2007	36,728	33,343	3,385	9.22%	92
Nov 2007	36,668	33,429	3,239	8.83%	88
Dec 2007	36,462	33,334	3,128	8.58%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	36,381	33,300	3,081	8.47%	85
Feb 2008	38,184	35,177	3,007	7.88%	79
Mar 2008	37,888	34,925	2,963	7.82%	78
Apr 2008	37,409	34,842	2,567	6.86%	69
May 2008	37,600	34,854	2,746	7.30%	73
Jun 2008	37,780	34,758	3,022	8.00%	80
Jul 2008	37,344	34,362	2,982	7.99%	80
Aug 2008	37,233	34,330	2,903	7.80%	78
Sep 2008	37,212	34,160	3,052	8.20%	82
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbia Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	6,654	17.86%
2.	Construction	4,744	12.73%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,724	4.63%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,434	3.85%
5.	Health Care	1,236	3.32%
6.	Truck Transportation	1,194	3.20%
7.	Public Administration	1,156	3.10%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,096	2.94%
9.	Educational Services	972	2.61%
10.	Metal Manufactuing	950	2.55%
11.	Finance and Insurance	836	2.24%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	828	2.22%
13.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	820	2.20%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	776	2.08%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	686	1.84%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	680	1.82%
17.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	636	1.71%
18.	Repair and Maintenance	622	1.67%
19.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	574	1.54%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	564	1.51%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	5,846	18.82%
2.	Educational Services	2,874	9.25%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,168	6.98%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,112	6.80%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,984	6.39%
6.	Social Assistance	1,138	3.66%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	1,108	3.57%
8.	Public Administration	1,092	3.52%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	896	2.88%
10.	Machinery Manufacturing	890	2.86%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	824	2.65%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	778	2.50%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	558	1.80%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	522	1.68%
15.	Apparel Manufacturing	424	1.36%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	400	1.29%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	392	1.26%
18.	Construction	360	1.16%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	360	1.16%
20.	Paper Manufacturing	354	1.14%

Columbia Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Assemblers and Fabricators	3,402	9.13%
2.	Other Production Occupations	2,474	6.64%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,080	5.58%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,030	5.45%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,824	4.90%
6.	Other Management Occupations	1,468	3.94%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,346	3.61%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,256	3.37%
9.	Other Construction Trades	1,192	3.20%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,160	3.11%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,072	2.88%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	956	2.57%
13.	Carpenters	952	2.55%
14.	Top Executives	900	2.42%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	784	2.10%
16.	Other Material Moving Workers	782	2.10%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	772	2.07%
18.	Engineers	694	1.86%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	640	1.72%
20.	Construction Laborers	548	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,054	6.61%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,874	6.03%
3.	Cashiers	1,374	4.42%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,348	4.34%
5.	Other Production Occupations	1,308	4.21%
6.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,294	4.17%
7.	Registered Nurses	1,228	3.95%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	980	3.15%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	974	3.14%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	968	3.12%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	964	3.10%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	902	2.90%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	898	2.89%
14.	Other Management Occupations	846	2.72%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	756	2.43%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	744	2.39%
17.	Customer Service Representatives	728	2.34%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	714	2.30%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	638	2.05%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	626	2.02%

Columbia Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	63,045	58.12%
15-35 hours	11,936	11.00%
1-14 hours	2,524	2.33%
No regular hours	30,967	28.55%

Columbia Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	3,077	4.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,356	5.03%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,006	7.51%
6 AM-6:29 AM	8,232	12.35%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	9,129	13.69%
7 AM-7:29 AM	9,729	14.59%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	8,432	12.65%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,776	5.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,444	2.17%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,173	3.26%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	660	0.99%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	526	0.79%
Noon-3:59 PM	5,311	7.97%
4 PM-11:59 PM	5,825	8.74%

Columbia Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,775	2.66%
5-9	7,446	11.17%
10-14	10,059	15.09%
15-19	11,150	16.72%
20-24	8,941	13.41%
25-29	3,892	5.84%
30-34	8,164	12.24%
35-39	1,749	2.62%
40-44	1,926	2.89%
45-59	6,073	9.11%
60-89	3,954	5.93%
At least 90	1,547	2.32%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	122	0.18%	43,141	64.70%
30-44	18	0.03%	11,821	17.73%
45-59	0	0.00%	6,073	9.11%
At least 60	36	0.05%	5,465	8.20%

Columbia Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	74	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	9,026	13.27%
Car / truck / van, solo	56,351	82.85%
Motorcycle	58	0.09%
Other	320	0.47%
Public transportation	176	0.26%
Walked	671	0.99%
Worked at home	1,341	1.97%

Columbia Metro Area 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 Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 53,022 (136,540 people)
: 39,114 (117,816 people)
: 16,024
: 72,151
Columbia Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,153	9.60%
$10,000-$14,999	3,180	5.92%
$15,000-$19,999	3,543	6.60%
$20,000-$24,999	3,372	6.28%
$25,000-$29,999	3,366	6.27%
$30,000-$34,999	3,828	7.13%
$35,000-$39,999	3,141	5.85%
$40,000-$44,999	3,316	6.18%
$45,000-$49,999	2,962	5.52%
$50,000-$59,999	5,237	9.76%
$60,000-$74,999	6,150	11.46%
$75,000-$99,999	5,505	10.26%
$100,000-$124,999	2,655	4.95%
$125,000-$149,999	998	1.86%
$150,000-$199,999	654	1.22%
$200,000 or more	620	1.15%

Columbia Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,126	23.17%
Family, 2 people	7,953	30.07%
Nonfamily, 2 people	806	3.05%
Family, 3 people	4,976	18.82%
Nonfamily, 3 people	135	0.51%
Family, 4 people	4,047	15.30%
Nonfamily, 4 people	72	0.27%
Family, 5 people	1,568	5.93%
Nonfamily, 5 people	22	0.08%
Family, 6 people	496	1.88%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	234	0.88%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	5	0.02%

Columbia Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	44,514	31.29%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	16,048	11.28%
Public Assistance	1,246	0.88%
Retirement	8,341	5.86%
Self Employment	6,921	4.86%
Social Security	13,254	9.32%
Supplemental Security	2,042	1.44%
Wage / Salary	43,119	30.31%
Other	6,783	4.77%

Columbia Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	16,717	54.69%
With children under 18	13,848	45.31%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,512	10.51%
Married	32,940	62.79%
Never Married	12,647	24.11%
Widowed	1,362	2.60%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,668	11.51%
Married	32,505	56.12%
Never Married	11,797	20.37%
Widowed	6,951	12.00%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	7,776	7.49%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	15,538	14.96%
High school diploma or equivalent	38,495	37.07%
Some college, no degree	22,861	22.01%
Associate degree	6,125	5.90%
Bachelors degree	8,546	8.23%
Graduate or professional degree	4,503	4.34%

Columbia Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,054	1.52%	1,403	2.02%	2,457	3.54%
Kindergarten	1,653	2.38%	400	0.58%	2,053	2.95%
Grades 1-4	7,407	10.66%	610	0.88%	8,017	11.54%
Grades 5-8	7,656	11.02%	1,054	1.52%	8,710	12.53%
Grades 9-12	6,453	9.29%	1,448	2.08%	7,901	11.37%
Undergrad college	3,628	5.22%	652	0.94%	4,280	6.16%
Graduate or professional school	316	0.45%	144	0.21%	460	0.66%
Total	28,167	40.53%	5,711	8.22%	33,878	48.75%

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	122,916	89.16%
Below Poverty Level	14,940	10.84%

Columbia Metro Area 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 Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
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Columbia Metro Area 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 Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Columbia Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	9,602	13.82%
10-19 Years	10,530	15.15%
20-29 Years	8,527	12.27%
30-39 Years	10,189	14.66%
40-49 Years	11,637	16.74%
50-59 Years	7,975	11.48%
60-69 Years	5,043	7.26%
70-79 Years	3,827	5.51%
80-89 Years	1,824	2.62%
90+ Years	344	0.49%

Columbia Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	33,782	48.61%
Female	35,716	51.39%

Columbia Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	56,327	81.05%
African-American	9,821	14.13%
Hispanic/Latino	2,264	3.26%
Multiracial	589	0.85%
Asian	230	0.33%
Amerindian	181	0.26%
Other Race	74	0.11%
Pacific Islander	12	0.02%

Columbia Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	29,242	33.91%
2.	Irish	14,005	16.24%
3.	German	11,497	13.33%
4.	English	10,493	12.17%
5.	Scotch Irish	4,188	4.86%
6.	French Non-Basque	2,952	3.42%
7.	Italian	2,252	2.61%
8.	Scottish	2,063	2.39%
9.	Dutch	1,734	2.01%
10.	Polish	1,307	1.52%

Columbia Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	125,872	96.21%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	3,696	2.82%
3.	German	442	0.34%
4.	French	354	0.27%
5.	Serbo Croatian	66	0.05%
6.	Gujarathi	64	0.05%
7.	Italian	60	0.05%
8.	African	46	0.04%
9.	Korean	40	0.03%
10.	Greek	38	0.03%

Columbia Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	137,808	97.94%
Naturalized immigrant	896	0.64%
Not a citizen	2,002	1.42%

Columbia Metro Area 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 Metro Area 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 Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Maury County

Columbia Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Columbia	Lower Rutherford Creek	Spring Hill
Culleoka	Mount Pleasant	Upper Big Bigby
Fountain Heights	Poplar Top	Williamsport
Hampshire	Santa Fe

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.

Columbia (37,393)	Upper Big Bigby (3,745)	Fountain Heights (1,799)
Spring Hill (11,891)	Culleoka (3,349)	Williamsport
Lower Rutherford Creek (6,226)	Santa Fe (3,100)	Hampshire
Mount Pleasant (4,491)	Poplar Top (2,757)