Columbia

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  7. Columbia Public Benefits Information
  8. Columbia Criminal Information
  9. Columbia Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Columbia Zip Codes


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Columbia Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 7,541
  • Land Area (2000): 173.696 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.030 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,389
Columbia Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 4,374 58.09%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 295 3.92%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,861 37.99%

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Columbia Employment Information Back to top
Columbia Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 256 14.60%
2. Educational Services 158 9.01%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 119 6.78%
4. Wood Manufacturing 92 5.25%
5. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 83 4.73%
6. Health Care 77 4.39%
7. Truck Transportation 77 4.39%
8. Public Administration 75 4.28%
9. Finance and Insurance 60 3.42%
10. Machinery Manufacturing 57 3.25%
11. Metal Manufactuing 49 2.79%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 44 2.51%
13. Repair and Maintenance 42 2.39%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 36 2.05%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 35 2.00%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 30 1.71%
17. Accommodation and Food Services 29 1.65%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 29 1.65%
19. Motor Vehicles, Parts and Supplies, Wholesale 29 1.65%
20. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 27 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 328 21.84%
2. Health Care 286 19.04%
3. Social Assistance 96 6.39%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 95 6.32%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 81 5.39%
6. Finance and Insurance 74 4.93%
7. Public Administration 67 4.46%
8. Apparel Manufacturing 41 2.73%
9. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 41 2.73%
10. Truck Transportation 40 2.66%
11. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 33 2.20%
12. Printing and Related Manufacturing 29 1.93%
13. Private Household Services 26 1.73%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 26 1.73%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 25 1.66%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 20 1.33%
17. Wood Manufacturing 18 1.20%
18. Department and Other General Stores 17 1.13%
19. Other Direct Selling Estab 17 1.13%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 16 1.07%

Columbia Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 115 6.56%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 109 6.21%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 104 5.93%
4. Other Management Occupations 95 5.42%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 85 4.85%
6. Farmers and Farm Managers 79 4.50%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 71 4.05%
8. Other Production Occupations 57 3.25%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 54 3.08%
10. Carpenters 53 3.02%
11. Other Installation / Maintenance 52 2.96%
12. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 51 2.91%
13. Construction Laborers 44 2.51%
14. Agricultural Workers 40 2.28%
15. Other Material Moving Workers 35 2.00%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 34 1.94%
17. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 34 1.94%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 32 1.82%
19. Other Construction Trades 31 1.77%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 29 1.65%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 131 8.72%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 116 7.72%
3. Child Care Workers 104 6.92%
4. Secretaries and Admins 85 5.66%
5. Health Technologists and Technicians 68 4.53%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 63 4.19%
7. Other Management Occupations 60 3.99%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 57 3.79%
9. Cashiers 56 3.73%
10. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 47 3.13%
11. Registered Nurses 47 3.13%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 43 2.86%
13. Other Personal Care, Not child care 38 2.53%
14. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 37 2.46%
15. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 34 2.26%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 33 2.20%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 32 2.13%
18. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 31 2.06%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 28 1.86%
20. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 26 1.73%

Columbia Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,975 48.12%
15-35 hours 767 12.41%
1-14 hours 173 2.80%
No regular hours 2,267 36.67%

Columbia Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 247 8.20%
5 AM-5:29 AM 125 4.15%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 161 5.35%
6 AM-6:29 AM 163 5.41%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 416 13.81%
7 AM-7:29 AM 507 16.83%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 424 14.08%
8 AM-8:29 AM 248 8.23%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 109 3.62%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 168 5.58%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 29 0.96%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 191 6.34%
4 PM-11:59 PM 224 7.44%

Columbia Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 343 11.39%
5-9 889 29.52%
10-14 541 17.96%
15-19 300 9.96%
20-24 172 5.71%
25-29 52 1.73%
30-34 238 7.90%
35-39 15 0.50%
40-44 9 0.30%
45-59 204 6.77%
60-89 135 4.48%
At least 90 114 3.78%

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% 2,297 76.26%
30-44 0 0.00% 262 8.70%
45-59 14 0.46% 190 6.31%
At least 60 13 0.43% 236 7.84%

Columbia Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 257 8.03%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,573 80.36%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 31 0.97%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 27 0.84%
Color 6 Box Walked 124 3.87%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 190 5.93%

Columbia 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 Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,966 (6,795 people)
Families (2000): 1,905 (5,465 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 801
People at same address in 1995: 3,563
Columbia Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 695 23.43%
$10,000-$14,999 269 9.07%
$15,000-$19,999 270 9.10%
$20,000-$24,999 218 7.35%
$25,000-$29,999 295 9.95%
$30,000-$34,999 116 3.91%
$35,000-$39,999 109 3.67%
$40,000-$44,999 232 7.82%
$45,000-$49,999 162 5.46%
$50,000-$59,999 193 6.51%
$60,000-$74,999 147 4.96%
$75,000-$99,999 103 3.47%
$100,000-$124,999 35 1.18%
$125,000-$149,999 19 0.64%
$150,000-$199,999 59 1.99%
$200,000 or more 44 1.48%

Columbia Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 939 31.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 924 31.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 63 2.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 544 18.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 6 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 336 11.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 114 3.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 33 1.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 15 0.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Columbia Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,102 27.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 849 10.95%
Public Assistance 130 1.68%
Retirement 509 6.57%
Self Employment 484 6.24%
Social Security 955 12.32%
Supplemental Security 336 4.33%
Wage / Salary 1,978 25.52%
Other 408 5.26%

Columbia Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 879 58.06%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 635 41.94%

Columbia Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 354 12.36%
Color 1 Box Married 1,705 59.53%
Color 2 Box Never Married 687 23.99%
Color 3 Box Widowed 118 4.12%

Columbia Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 346 10.16%
Color 1 Box Married 1,938 56.88%
Color 2 Box Never Married 498 14.62%
Color 3 Box Widowed 625 18.34%

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
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 987 16.54%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 921 15.43%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,650 27.64%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,272 21.31%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 235 3.94%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 453 7.59%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 451 7.56%

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 71 0.94% 13 0.17% 84 1.11%
Kindergarten 48 0.64% 14 0.19% 62 0.82%
Grades 1-4 315 4.18% 0 0.00% 315 4.18%
Grades 5-8 288 3.82% 15 0.20% 303 4.02%
Grades 9-12 423 5.61% 18 0.24% 441 5.85%
Undergrad college 196 2.60% 566 7.51% 762 10.10%
Graduate or professional school 85 1.13% 0 0.00% 85 1.13%
Total 1,426 18.91% 626 8.30% 2,052 27.21%

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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 5,204 76.43%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,605 23.57%

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
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 59
Columbia Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2005 0.476 0.000 0.000 0.238 0.714 0.000 6.185 12.369 1.427 19.981
2006 0.713 0.238 0.000 0.000 0.951 0.000 2.139 9.033 0.951 12.123
2007 0.477 0.715 0.000 0.477 1.669 0.000 4.291 9.058 1.192 14.541

Columbia Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 10
2005 0 10
2006 0 10
2007 0 10

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Columbia Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Columbia Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 848 11.25%
10-19 Years 1,076 14.27%
20-29 Years 1,151 15.26%
30-39 Years 1,008 13.37%
40-49 Years 981 13.01%
50-59 Years 822 10.90%
60-69 Years 720 9.55%
70-79 Years 552 7.32%
80-89 Years 325 4.31%
90+ Years 58 0.77%

Columbia Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,554 47.13%
Color 1 Box Female 3,987 52.87%

Columbia Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,009 92.95%
Color 1 Box African-American 349 4.63%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 64 0.85%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 58 0.77%
Color 2 Box Asian 42 0.56%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 14 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Columbia Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,939 49.41%
2. Irish 520 13.25%
3. English 518 13.20%
4. German 433 11.03%
5. Scotch Irish 124 3.16%
6. African 56 1.43%
7. Italian 45 1.15%
8. Dutch 43 1.10%
9. Swedish 41 1.04%
10. French Non-Basque 40 1.02%

Columbia Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,747 96.06%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 108 1.54%
3. African 50 0.71%
4. Other West Germanic 38 0.54%
5. German 22 0.31%
6. Arabic 16 0.23%
7. French 14 0.20%
8. Japanese 9 0.13%
9. Other Native North American 9 0.13%
10. Serbo Croatian 6 0.09%

Columbia Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,455 99.00%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 75 1.00%

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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
Alphabetical | By Population
42728