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Population (2000): 37,393
Land Area (2000): 236.520 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.277 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 34.4186 (1.3) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 77.1186 (25.1) / 88.8186 (31.6)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,206
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,281
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 54 inches

Columbia Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	32,175	2002	33,682	2005	33,952
2000	33,520	2003	33,321	2006	34,207
2001	33,350	2004	33,643	2007	33,897

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	31,916	85.13%
Rural, Farm	219	0.58%
Rural, Non-farm	5,357	14.29%

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Columbia Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,766	13,712	1,054	7.14%	71
1991	15,939	14,369	1,571	9.85%	98
1992	16,145	14,725	1,420	8.79%	88
1993	17,073	16,054	1,018	5.96%	60
1994	18,303	17,383	920	5.03%	50
1995	18,703	17,550	1,154	6.17%	62
1996	18,921	17,922	999	5.28%	53
1997	19,090	18,053	1,037	5.43%	54
1998	19,075	18,309	766	4.02%	40
1999	19,420	18,699	722	3.72%	37
2000	17,184	16,381	803	4.67%	47
2001	17,024	16,098	926	5.44%	54
2002	17,088	16,020	1,068	6.25%	63
2003	17,146	15,790	1,356	7.91%	79
2004	16,856	15,668	1,188	7.05%	70
2005	15,368	14,445	922	6.00%	60
2006	15,265	14,389	876	5.74%	57
2007	15,121	13,990	1,130	7.47%	75
2008	15,535	14,335	1,200	7.72%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	13,878	13,046	832	6.00%	60
Feb 1990	14,000	13,162	838	5.99%	60
Mar 1990	13,917	13,138	779	5.60%	56
Apr 1990	13,978	13,200	778	5.57%	56
May 1990	14,264	13,464	800	5.61%	56
Jun 1990	14,867	13,680	1,187	7.98%	80
Jul 1990	14,698	13,842	856	5.82%	58
Aug 1990	15,310	13,758	1,552	10.14%	101
Sep 1990	15,249	14,046	1,203	7.89%	79
Oct 1990	15,650	14,507	1,143	7.30%	73
Nov 1990	15,757	14,315	1,442	9.15%	92
Dec 1990	15,629	14,391	1,238	7.92%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	15,489	14,270	1,219	7.87%	79
Feb 1991	15,593	14,343	1,250	8.02%	80
Mar 1991	15,746	14,368	1,378	8.75%	88
Apr 1991	15,571	14,302	1,269	8.15%	81
May 1991	15,758	14,462	1,296	8.22%	82
Jun 1991	16,273	14,437	1,836	11.28%	113
Jul 1991	16,400	14,516	1,884	11.49%	115
Aug 1991	16,126	14,378	1,748	10.84%	108
Sep 1991	16,088	14,350	1,738	10.80%	108
Oct 1991	16,171	14,451	1,720	10.64%	106
Nov 1991	16,069	14,297	1,772	11.03%	110
Dec 1991	15,986	14,248	1,738	10.87%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	15,998	14,171	1,827	11.42%	114
Feb 1992	15,867	14,229	1,638	10.32%	103
Mar 1992	15,895	14,365	1,530	9.63%	96
Apr 1992	15,754	14,484	1,270	8.06%	81
May 1992	15,806	14,622	1,184	7.49%	75
Jun 1992	16,310	14,950	1,360	8.34%	83
Jul 1992	16,812	15,157	1,655	9.84%	98
Aug 1992	16,377	14,835	1,542	9.42%	94
Sep 1992	16,185	14,903	1,282	7.92%	79
Oct 1992	16,143	14,926	1,217	7.54%	75
Nov 1992	16,302	14,995	1,307	8.02%	80
Dec 1992	16,291	15,066	1,225	7.52%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	16,420	15,164	1,256	7.65%	76
Feb 1993	16,418	15,268	1,150	7.00%	70
Mar 1993	16,551	15,404	1,147	6.93%	69
Apr 1993	16,481	15,562	919	5.58%	56
May 1993	16,667	15,802	865	5.19%	52
Jun 1993	17,159	16,142	1,017	5.93%	59
Jul 1993	17,921	16,550	1,371	7.65%	77
Aug 1993	17,444	16,369	1,075	6.16%	62
Sep 1993	17,436	16,475	961	5.51%	55
Oct 1993	17,510	16,710	800	4.57%	46
Nov 1993	17,412	16,661	751	4.31%	43
Dec 1993	17,451	16,546	905	5.19%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	17,650	16,796	854	4.84%	48
Feb 1994	17,790	16,903	887	4.99%	50
Mar 1994	17,988	17,156	832	4.63%	46
Apr 1994	17,947	17,084	863	4.81%	48
May 1994	18,134	17,541	593	3.27%	33
Jun 1994	18,716	17,802	914	4.88%	49
Jul 1994	19,184	17,736	1,448	7.55%	75
Aug 1994	18,347	17,379	968	5.28%	53
Sep 1994	18,437	17,527	910	4.94%	49
Oct 1994	18,515	17,596	919	4.96%	50
Nov 1994	18,364	17,439	925	5.04%	50
Dec 1994	18,561	17,634	927	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	18,595	17,353	1,242	6.68%	67
Feb 1995	18,422	17,307	1,115	6.05%	61
Mar 1995	18,408	17,264	1,144	6.21%	62
Apr 1995	18,628	17,501	1,127	6.05%	61
May 1995	18,474	17,432	1,042	5.64%	56
Jun 1995	18,861	17,639	1,222	6.48%	65
Jul 1995	19,520	17,759	1,761	9.02%	90
Aug 1995	18,803	17,486	1,317	7.00%	70
Sep 1995	18,827	17,730	1,097	5.83%	58
Oct 1995	18,744	17,752	992	5.29%	53
Nov 1995	18,674	17,709	965	5.17%	52
Dec 1995	18,484	17,662	822	4.45%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	18,398	17,539	859	4.67%	47
Feb 1996	18,571	17,695	876	4.72%	47
Mar 1996	18,751	17,869	882	4.70%	47
Apr 1996	18,778	17,909	869	4.63%	46
May 1996	18,810	18,026	784	4.17%	42
Jun 1996	19,157	18,246	911	4.76%	48
Jul 1996	19,535	18,352	1,183	6.06%	61
Aug 1996	19,043	17,903	1,140	5.99%	60
Sep 1996	19,040	17,803	1,237	6.50%	65
Oct 1996	18,947	17,886	1,061	5.60%	56
Nov 1996	19,176	17,950	1,226	6.39%	64
Dec 1996	18,847	17,888	959	5.09%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	18,794	17,728	1,066	5.67%	57
Feb 1997	18,870	17,844	1,026	5.44%	54
Mar 1997	18,995	18,013	982	5.17%	52
Apr 1997	18,940	18,100	840	4.44%	44
May 1997	18,973	18,149	824	4.34%	43
Jun 1997	19,325	18,293	1,032	5.34%	53
Jul 1997	19,659	18,213	1,446	7.36%	74
Aug 1997	19,008	17,786	1,222	6.43%	64
Sep 1997	19,119	17,917	1,202	6.29%	63
Oct 1997	19,155	18,183	972	5.07%	51
Nov 1997	19,138	18,197	941	4.92%	49
Dec 1997	19,102	18,213	889	4.65%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	18,859	17,887	972	5.15%	52
Feb 1998	18,881	18,065	816	4.32%	43
Mar 1998	18,858	18,016	842	4.46%	45
Apr 1998	18,994	18,354	640	3.37%	34
May 1998	19,017	18,375	642	3.38%	34
Jun 1998	19,195	18,408	787	4.10%	41
Jul 1998	19,186	18,427	759	3.96%	40
Aug 1998	18,943	17,974	969	5.12%	51
Sep 1998	19,443	18,715	728	3.74%	37
Oct 1998	19,163	18,453	710	3.71%	37
Nov 1998	19,179	18,496	683	3.56%	36
Dec 1998	19,182	18,539	643	3.35%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	19,390	18,546	844	4.35%	44
Feb 1999	19,394	18,560	834	4.30%	43
Mar 1999	19,520	18,804	716	3.67%	37
Apr 1999	19,222	18,602	620	3.23%	32
May 1999	19,258	18,688	570	2.96%	30
Jun 1999	19,306	18,615	691	3.58%	36
Jul 1999	19,862	18,872	990	4.98%	50
Aug 1999	19,647	18,755	892	4.54%	45
Sep 1999	19,272	18,670	602	3.12%	31
Oct 1999	19,440	18,808	632	3.25%	33
Nov 1999	19,310	18,674	636	3.29%	33
Dec 1999	19,424	18,788	636	3.27%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	17,157	16,200	957	5.58%	56
Feb 2000	17,016	16,245	771	4.53%	45
Mar 2000	16,970	16,223	747	4.40%	44
Apr 2000	16,859	16,195	664	3.94%	39
May 2000	16,898	16,246	652	3.86%	39
Jun 2000	17,114	16,285	829	4.84%	48
Jul 2000	17,409	16,537	872	5.01%	50
Aug 2000	17,417	16,497	920	5.28%	53
Sep 2000	17,310	16,507	803	4.64%	46
Oct 2000	17,219	16,459	760	4.41%	44
Nov 2000	17,561	16,718	843	4.80%	48
Dec 2000	17,277	16,458	819	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,071	16,131	940	5.51%	55
Feb 2001	17,018	16,223	795	4.67%	47
Mar 2001	17,125	16,338	787	4.60%	46
Apr 2001	17,058	16,356	702	4.12%	41
May 2001	17,121	16,508	613	3.58%	36
Jun 2001	16,858	16,014	844	5.01%	50
Jul 2001	17,054	16,087	967	5.67%	57
Aug 2001	17,028	16,026	1,002	5.88%	59
Sep 2001	17,051	16,044	1,007	5.91%	59
Oct 2001	16,989	15,898	1,091	6.42%	64
Nov 2001	16,956	15,781	1,175	6.93%	69
Dec 2001	16,956	15,771	1,185	6.99%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	16,945	15,621	1,324	7.81%	78
Feb 2002	17,124	15,942	1,182	6.90%	69
Mar 2002	17,129	15,963	1,166	6.81%	68
Apr 2002	16,984	15,981	1,003	5.91%	59
May 2002	16,963	16,082	881	5.19%	52
Jun 2002	17,123	16,001	1,122	6.55%	66
Jul 2002	17,191	16,142	1,049	6.10%	61
Aug 2002	17,200	16,192	1,008	5.86%	59
Sep 2002	17,262	16,321	941	5.45%	55
Oct 2002	17,119	16,185	934	5.46%	55
Nov 2002	17,045	15,933	1,112	6.52%	65
Dec 2002	16,975	15,876	1,099	6.47%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,090	15,566	1,524	8.92%	89
Feb 2003	17,094	15,653	1,441	8.43%	84
Mar 2003	17,178	15,681	1,497	8.71%	87
Apr 2003	17,070	15,730	1,340	7.85%	79
May 2003	17,076	15,827	1,249	7.31%	73
Jun 2003	17,379	15,897	1,482	8.53%	85
Jul 2003	17,361	15,816	1,545	8.90%	89
Aug 2003	17,133	15,828	1,305	7.62%	76
Sep 2003	17,110	15,879	1,231	7.19%	72
Oct 2003	17,118	15,894	1,224	7.15%	72
Nov 2003	17,120	15,843	1,277	7.46%	75
Dec 2003	17,020	15,867	1,153	6.77%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,077	15,806	1,271	7.44%	74
Feb 2004	17,110	15,831	1,279	7.48%	75
Mar 2004	17,225	15,706	1,519	8.82%	88
Apr 2004	16,802	15,720	1,082	6.44%	64
May 2004	16,777	15,776	1,001	5.97%	60
Jun 2004	16,981	15,846	1,135	6.68%	67
Jul 2004	17,091	15,748	1,343	7.86%	79
Aug 2004	16,698	15,605	1,093	6.55%	65
Sep 2004	16,649	15,576	1,073	6.44%	64
Oct 2004	16,779	15,632	1,147	6.84%	68
Nov 2004	16,595	15,423	1,172	7.06%	71
Dec 2004	16,482	15,342	1,140	6.92%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	14,955	14,086	869	5.81%	58
Feb 2005	15,291	14,163	1,128	7.38%	74
Mar 2005	15,089	14,176	913	6.05%	61
Apr 2005	15,268	14,279	989	6.48%	65
May 2005	15,266	14,426	840	5.50%	55
Jun 2005	15,410	14,463	947	6.15%	61
Jul 2005	15,563	14,565	998	6.41%	64
Aug 2005	15,464	14,591	873	5.65%	56
Sep 2005	15,350	14,558	792	5.16%	52
Oct 2005	15,531	14,633	898	5.78%	58
Nov 2005	15,674	14,714	960	6.12%	61
Dec 2005	15,549	14,687	862	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	15,553	13,786	1,767	11.36%	114
Feb 2006	15,145	14,227	918	6.06%	61
Mar 2006	15,075	14,153	922	6.12%	61
Apr 2006	14,960	14,198	762	5.09%	51
May 2006	15,159	14,409	750	4.95%	49
Jun 2006	15,337	14,496	841	5.48%	55
Jul 2006	15,546	14,546	1,000	6.43%	64
Aug 2006	15,464	14,652	812	5.25%	53
Sep 2006	15,322	14,613	709	4.63%	46
Oct 2006	15,250	14,572	678	4.45%	44
Nov 2006	15,211	14,490	721	4.74%	47
Dec 2006	15,157	14,528	629	4.15%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	15,220	14,223	997	6.55%	66
Feb 2007	15,100	14,346	754	4.99%	50
Mar 2007	15,094	14,373	721	4.78%	48
Apr 2007	15,093	14,253	840	5.57%	56
May 2007	14,919	13,792	1,127	7.55%	76
Jun 2007	15,141	13,848	1,293	8.54%	85
Jul 2007	15,169	13,837	1,332	8.78%	88
Aug 2007	15,137	13,802	1,335	8.82%	88
Sep 2007	15,228	13,846	1,382	9.08%	91
Oct 2007	15,088	13,844	1,244	8.24%	82
Nov 2007	15,184	13,880	1,304	8.59%	86
Dec 2007	15,074	13,841	1,233	8.18%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	15,037	13,827	1,210	8.05%	80
Feb 2008	15,797	14,606	1,191	7.54%	75
Mar 2008	15,680	14,501	1,179	7.52%	75
Apr 2008	15,550	14,467	1,083	6.96%	70
May 2008	15,604	14,472	1,132	7.25%	73
Jun 2008	15,704	14,432	1,272	8.10%	81
Jul 2008	15,517	14,268	1,249	8.05%	80
Aug 2008	15,477	14,254	1,223	7.90%	79
Sep 2008	15,445	14,184	1,261	8.16%	82
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbia Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,374	14.36%
2.	Construction	1,166	12.19%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	553	5.78%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	430	4.50%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	367	3.84%
6.	Health Care	357	3.73%
7.	Public Administration	302	3.16%
8.	Educational Services	281	2.94%
9.	Finance and Insurance	272	2.84%
10.	Truck Transportation	244	2.55%
11.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	237	2.48%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	230	2.40%
13.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	211	2.21%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	205	2.14%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	204	2.13%
16.	Repair and Maintenance	165	1.72%
17.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	164	1.71%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	161	1.68%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	147	1.54%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	142	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,538	18.58%
2.	Educational Services	824	9.96%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	622	7.51%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	526	6.35%
5.	Finance and Insurance	509	6.15%
6.	Social Assistance	370	4.47%
7.	Public Administration	318	3.84%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	306	3.70%
9.	Machinery Manufacturing	279	3.37%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	253	3.06%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	232	2.80%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	191	2.31%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	113	1.37%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	113	1.37%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	112	1.35%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	109	1.32%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	107	1.29%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	100	1.21%
19.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	100	1.21%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	90	1.09%

Columbia Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Assemblers and Fabricators	796	8.32%
2.	Other Production Occupations	617	6.45%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	471	4.92%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	451	4.71%
5.	Other Management Occupations	395	4.13%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	386	4.04%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	360	3.76%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	346	3.62%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	313	3.27%
10.	Top Executives	308	3.22%
11.	Other Construction Trades	273	2.85%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	269	2.81%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	262	2.74%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	246	2.57%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	237	2.48%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	196	2.05%
17.	Other Material Moving Workers	190	1.99%
18.	Construction Laborers	172	1.80%
19.	Engineers	172	1.80%
20.	Carpenters	159	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	508	6.14%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	470	5.68%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	391	4.72%
4.	Assemblers and Fabricators	373	4.51%
5.	Registered Nurses	350	4.23%
6.	Other Production Occupations	332	4.01%
7.	Cashiers	316	3.82%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	308	3.72%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	294	3.55%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	271	3.27%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	260	3.14%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	234	2.83%
13.	Customer Service Representatives	230	2.78%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	220	2.66%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	212	2.56%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	200	2.42%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	193	2.33%
18.	Child Care Workers	192	2.32%
19.	Other Management Occupations	190	2.30%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	175	2.11%

Columbia Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	16,337	56.41%
15-35 hours	3,062	10.57%
1-14 hours	631	2.18%
No regular hours	8,931	30.84%

Columbia Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	720	4.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM	901	5.17%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,045	6.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,051	11.78%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,308	13.25%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,503	14.37%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,277	13.07%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,208	6.94%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	361	2.07%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	632	3.63%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	223	1.28%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	157	0.90%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,405	8.07%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,626	9.34%

Columbia Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	601	3.45%
5-9	2,579	14.81%
10-14	3,408	19.57%
15-19	3,091	17.75%
20-24	1,839	10.56%
25-29	684	3.93%
30-34	1,795	10.31%
35-39	474	2.72%
40-44	325	1.87%
45-59	1,288	7.40%
60-89	994	5.71%
At least 90	339	1.95%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	31	0.18%	12,171	69.88%
30-44	0	0.00%	2,594	14.89%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,288	7.40%
At least 60	0	0.00%	1,333	7.65%

Columbia Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	11	0.06%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,726	15.34%
Car / truck / van, solo	14,361	80.82%
Motorcycle	12	0.07%
Other	99	0.56%
Public transportation	31	0.17%
Walked	177	1.00%
Worked at home	352	1.98%

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Columbia Family Information Back to top
: 14,536 (36,241 people)
: 10,128 (30,343 people)
: 3,773
: 17,795
Columbia Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,617	11.00%
$10,000-$14,999	1,090	7.42%
$15,000-$19,999	1,028	7.00%
$20,000-$24,999	1,064	7.24%
$25,000-$29,999	936	6.37%
$30,000-$34,999	1,125	7.66%
$35,000-$39,999	852	5.80%
$40,000-$44,999	875	5.95%
$45,000-$49,999	814	5.54%
$50,000-$59,999	1,378	9.38%
$60,000-$74,999	1,332	9.06%
$75,000-$99,999	1,308	8.90%
$100,000-$124,999	730	4.97%
$125,000-$149,999	217	1.48%
$150,000-$199,999	162	1.10%
$200,000 or more	168	1.14%

Columbia Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,890	26.56%
Family, 2 people	4,280	29.22%
Nonfamily, 2 people	510	3.48%
Family, 3 people	2,637	18.00%
Nonfamily, 3 people	85	0.58%
Family, 4 people	2,002	13.67%
Nonfamily, 4 people	45	0.31%
Family, 5 people	786	5.37%
Nonfamily, 5 people	15	0.10%
Family, 6 people	250	1.71%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	139	0.95%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	5	0.03%

Columbia Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	11,780	30.69%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,322	11.26%
Public Assistance	399	1.04%
Retirement	2,424	6.32%
Self Employment	1,640	4.27%
Social Security	3,911	10.19%
Supplemental Security	592	1.54%
Wage / Salary	11,463	29.87%
Other	1,851	4.82%

Columbia Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,078	55.92%
With children under 18	3,214	44.08%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,574	11.56%
Married	8,064	59.22%
Never Married	3,596	26.41%
Widowed	383	2.81%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,022	12.78%
Married	7,904	49.96%
Never Married	3,650	23.07%
Widowed	2,245	14.19%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,215	7.98%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,539	16.36%
High school diploma or equivalent	9,478	34.17%
Some college, no degree	5,952	21.46%
Associate degree	1,580	5.70%
Bachelors degree	2,563	9.24%
Graduate or professional degree	1,413	5.09%

Columbia Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	352	0.94%	384	1.03%	736	1.97%
Kindergarten	415	1.11%	133	0.36%	548	1.47%
Grades 1-4	2,030	5.43%	137	0.37%	2,167	5.80%
Grades 5-8	1,885	5.04%	301	0.80%	2,186	5.85%
Grades 9-12	1,684	4.50%	333	0.89%	2,017	5.39%
Undergrad college	1,023	2.74%	193	0.52%	1,216	3.25%
Graduate or professional school	83	0.22%	52	0.14%	135	0.36%
Total	7,472	19.98%	1,533	4.10%	9,005	24.08%

Columbia 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 Business Information Back to top
: $151,723,000
: $568,095,000
: $62,580,000

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	31,601	86.78%
Below Poverty Level	4,813	13.22%

Columbia 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Columbia Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	8.019	0.435	0.186	2.113	10.754	0.622	12.463	45.625	4.040	62.751
2000	9.487	0.298	0.209	2.267	12.261	0.268	11.456	43.288	2.894	57.906
2001	9.235	0.270	0.030	1.529	11.064	0.360	13.433	43.898	3.298	60.990
2002	8.343	0.297	0.030	1.692	10.362	0.297	13.627	44.415	3.058	61.398
2003	7.413	0.240	0.030	2.071	9.754	0.300	13.445	42.766	3.211	59.422
2004	8.917	0.327	0.059	1.665	10.968	0.386	10.671	49.936	2.764	63.371
2005	9.896	0.648	0.088	2.121	12.753	0.177	10.220	39.497	3.181	52.898
2006	9.384	0.526	0.058	1.140	11.109	0.175	11.694	34.817	3.186	49.697
2007	11.299	0.590	0.148	2.301	14.338	0.325	11.328	38.823	3.540	53.692

Columbia Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	9	80
2005	9	84
2006	9	82
2007	11	77

Columbia Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	2,365
2000	2,352
2001	2,403
2002	2,417

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

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,304	14.18%
10-19 Years	5,435	14.53%
20-29 Years	4,929	13.18%
30-39 Years	5,222	13.97%
40-49 Years	5,706	15.26%
50-59 Years	4,029	10.77%
60-69 Years	2,806	7.50%
70-79 Years	2,447	6.54%
80-89 Years	1,267	3.39%
90+ Years	248	0.66%

Columbia Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	17,813	47.64%
Female	19,580	52.36%

Columbia Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	28,022	74.94%
African-American	7,151	19.12%
Hispanic/Latino	1,629	4.36%
Multiracial	304	0.81%
Asian	148	0.40%
Amerindian	79	0.21%
Other Race	52	0.14%
Pacific Islander	8	0.02%

Columbia Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	6,929	31.88%
2.	Irish	3,493	16.07%
3.	English	2,943	13.54%
4.	German	2,827	13.01%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,105	5.08%
6.	French Non-Basque	819	3.77%
7.	Italian	617	2.84%
8.	Scottish	452	2.08%
9.	Dutch	420	1.93%
10.	Polish	414	1.90%

Columbia Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	32,982	95.03%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,329	3.83%
3.	German	161	0.46%
4.	French	82	0.24%
5.	Serbo Croatian	33	0.10%
6.	Italian	30	0.09%
7.	African	23	0.07%
8.	Japanese	15	0.04%
9.	Tagalog	13	0.04%
10.	Gujarathi	9	0.03%

Columbia Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	36,320	96.87%
Naturalized immigrant	246	0.66%
Not a citizen	926	2.47%

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Columbia 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 Zip Codes Back to top

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