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Columbia Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 145,666
Land Area (2000): 2,981.504 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 27.706 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	212,612	72.30%
Rural, Farm	8,214	2.79%
Rural, Non-farm	73,244	24.91%

Columbia Metro Area 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.

Columbia Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Columbia Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	72,180	69,438	2,742	3.80%	38
1991	74,112	71,834	2,278	3.07%	31
1992	75,927	73,884	2,043	2.69%	27
1993	77,435	74,983	2,452	3.17%	32
1994	78,998	77,339	1,659	2.10%	21
1995	81,196	79,593	1,603	1.97%	20
1996	83,690	82,164	1,526	1.82%	18
1997	89,404	87,940	1,463	1.64%	16
1998	89,451	88,064	1,388	1.55%	16
1999	88,984	87,873	1,111	1.25%	12
2000	84,548	82,690	1,858	2.20%	22
2001	85,466	82,897	2,570	3.01%	30
2002	86,929	83,952	2,977	3.42%	34
2003	87,936	84,818	3,118	3.55%	36
2004	88,153	84,755	3,398	3.85%	38
2005	90,714	87,450	3,264	3.60%	36
2006	91,636	88,586	3,051	3.33%	33
2007	92,482	89,115	3,366	3.64%	36
2008	92,105	88,134	3,970	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	69,791	66,907	2,884	4.13%	41
Feb 1990	71,491	68,625	2,866	4.01%	40
Mar 1990	72,103	69,457	2,646	3.67%	37
Apr 1990	71,708	69,284	2,424	3.38%	34
May 1990	71,415	68,963	2,452	3.43%	34
Jun 1990	71,650	68,615	3,035	4.24%	42
Jul 1990	71,795	69,021	2,774	3.86%	39
Aug 1990	72,229	69,332	2,897	4.01%	40
Sep 1990	73,083	70,238	2,845	3.89%	39
Oct 1990	73,458	70,743	2,715	3.70%	37
Nov 1990	74,003	71,307	2,696	3.64%	36
Dec 1990	73,430	70,758	2,672	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	72,425	70,082	2,343	3.24%	32
Feb 1991	73,105	70,588	2,517	3.44%	34
Mar 1991	73,300	70,987	2,313	3.16%	32
Apr 1991	73,606	71,742	1,864	2.53%	25
May 1991	73,734	71,403	2,331	3.16%	32
Jun 1991	74,568	71,892	2,676	3.59%	36
Jul 1991	73,716	71,340	2,376	3.22%	32
Aug 1991	73,570	71,198	2,372	3.22%	32
Sep 1991	74,754	72,647	2,107	2.82%	28
Oct 1991	75,406	73,374	2,032	2.69%	27
Nov 1991	75,674	73,599	2,075	2.74%	27
Dec 1991	75,484	73,155	2,329	3.09%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	75,139	72,897	2,242	2.98%	30
Feb 1992	75,556	73,308	2,248	2.98%	30
Mar 1992	75,459	73,383	2,076	2.75%	28
Apr 1992	75,412	73,489	1,923	2.55%	25
May 1992	75,926	73,904	2,022	2.66%	27
Jun 1992	76,734	74,396	2,338	3.05%	30
Jul 1992	77,055	74,855	2,200	2.86%	29
Aug 1992	75,561	73,473	2,088	2.76%	28
Sep 1992	75,847	74,017	1,830	2.41%	24
Oct 1992	75,595	73,913	1,682	2.23%	22
Nov 1992	76,378	74,548	1,830	2.40%	24
Dec 1992	76,458	74,424	2,034	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	73,986	71,537	2,449	3.31%	33
Feb 1993	76,320	73,662	2,658	3.48%	35
Mar 1993	76,692	74,085	2,607	3.40%	34
Apr 1993	76,984	74,527	2,457	3.19%	32
May 1993	77,358	74,873	2,485	3.21%	32
Jun 1993	78,272	75,431	2,841	3.63%	36
Jul 1993	77,692	75,047	2,645	3.40%	34
Aug 1993	77,662	75,209	2,453	3.16%	32
Sep 1993	77,897	75,645	2,252	2.89%	29
Oct 1993	78,626	76,382	2,244	2.85%	29
Nov 1993	78,723	76,553	2,170	2.76%	28
Dec 1993	79,009	76,850	2,159	2.73%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	76,152	73,870	2,282	3.00%	30
Feb 1994	77,767	75,565	2,202	2.83%	28
Mar 1994	77,878	75,898	1,980	2.54%	25
Apr 1994	78,355	76,679	1,676	2.14%	21
May 1994	78,823	77,314	1,509	1.91%	19
Jun 1994	79,276	77,561	1,715	2.16%	22
Jul 1994	79,181	77,587	1,594	2.01%	20
Aug 1994	78,775	77,182	1,593	2.02%	20
Sep 1994	79,415	78,078	1,337	1.68%	17
Oct 1994	80,742	79,471	1,271	1.57%	16
Nov 1994	81,244	79,948	1,296	1.60%	16
Dec 1994	80,366	78,910	1,456	1.81%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	78,440	76,690	1,750	2.23%	22
Feb 1995	80,552	78,673	1,879	2.33%	23
Mar 1995	81,048	79,226	1,822	2.25%	22
Apr 1995	81,901	80,276	1,625	1.98%	20
May 1995	81,600	80,072	1,528	1.87%	19
Jun 1995	83,139	81,274	1,865	2.24%	22
Jul 1995	80,944	79,115	1,829	2.26%	23
Aug 1995	80,099	78,513	1,586	1.98%	20
Sep 1995	80,539	79,102	1,437	1.78%	18
Oct 1995	82,018	80,834	1,184	1.44%	14
Nov 1995	82,365	81,052	1,313	1.59%	16
Dec 1995	81,705	80,287	1,418	1.74%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	80,523	78,819	1,704	2.12%	21
Feb 1996	83,082	81,458	1,624	1.95%	20
Mar 1996	83,638	82,021	1,617	1.93%	19
Apr 1996	82,768	81,312	1,456	1.76%	18
May 1996	82,997	81,480	1,517	1.83%	18
Jun 1996	81,879	80,132	1,747	2.13%	21
Jul 1996	84,885	83,167	1,718	2.02%	20
Aug 1996	84,154	82,628	1,526	1.81%	18
Sep 1996	84,599	83,265	1,334	1.58%	16
Oct 1996	85,289	84,019	1,270	1.49%	15
Nov 1996	85,326	83,955	1,371	1.61%	16
Dec 1996	85,134	83,706	1,428	1.68%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	86,213	84,424	1,789	2.08%	21
Feb 1997	89,483	87,619	1,864	2.08%	21
Mar 1997	89,954	88,383	1,571	1.75%	17
Apr 1997	90,096	88,811	1,285	1.43%	14
May 1997	90,480	89,206	1,274	1.41%	14
Jun 1997	91,113	89,390	1,723	1.89%	19
Jul 1997	89,344	87,996	1,348	1.51%	15
Aug 1997	89,285	87,782	1,503	1.68%	17
Sep 1997	88,583	87,211	1,372	1.55%	15
Oct 1997	89,579	88,348	1,231	1.37%	14
Nov 1997	89,428	88,267	1,161	1.30%	13
Dec 1997	89,287	87,848	1,439	1.61%	16

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	88,326	86,683	1,643	1.86%	19
Feb 1998	88,494	86,904	1,590	1.80%	18
Mar 1998	89,408	87,782	1,626	1.82%	18
Apr 1998	91,085	89,719	1,366	1.50%	15
May 1998	90,718	89,292	1,426	1.57%	16
Jun 1998	90,067	88,432	1,635	1.82%	18
Jul 1998	90,507	89,092	1,415	1.56%	16
Aug 1998	88,785	87,294	1,491	1.68%	17
Sep 1998	89,214	88,030	1,184	1.33%	13
Oct 1998	88,493	87,397	1,096	1.24%	12
Nov 1998	88,797	87,667	1,130	1.27%	13
Dec 1998	89,522	88,471	1,051	1.17%	12

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	87,244	85,997	1,247	1.43%	14
Feb 1999	89,237	88,002	1,235	1.38%	14
Mar 1999	89,559	88,446	1,113	1.24%	12
Apr 1999	88,758	87,695	1,063	1.20%	12
May 1999	88,385	87,267	1,118	1.26%	13
Jun 1999	87,833	86,241	1,592	1.81%	18
Jul 1999	89,266	87,792	1,474	1.65%	17
Aug 1999	87,858	86,682	1,176	1.34%	13
Sep 1999	89,641	88,712	929	1.04%	10
Oct 1999	89,495	88,836	659	0.74%	7
Nov 1999	91,019	90,159	860	0.94%	9
Dec 1999	89,509	88,647	862	0.96%	10

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	82,153	80,475	1,678	2.04%	20
Feb 2000	84,615	82,800	1,815	2.15%	21
Mar 2000	85,232	83,355	1,877	2.20%	22
Apr 2000	85,381	83,786	1,595	1.87%	19
May 2000	84,691	82,900	1,791	2.11%	21
Jun 2000	84,341	82,115	2,226	2.64%	26
Jul 2000	83,773	81,816	1,957	2.34%	23
Aug 2000	83,539	81,684	1,855	2.22%	22
Sep 2000	84,151	82,187	1,964	2.33%	23
Oct 2000	85,395	83,478	1,917	2.24%	22
Nov 2000	85,451	83,783	1,668	1.95%	20
Dec 2000	85,854	83,905	1,949	2.27%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	83,338	80,655	2,683	3.22%	32
Feb 2001	85,468	82,755	2,713	3.17%	32
Mar 2001	85,925	83,399	2,526	2.94%	29
Apr 2001	86,094	83,757	2,337	2.71%	27
May 2001	85,399	83,221	2,178	2.55%	26
Jun 2001	85,180	82,168	3,012	3.54%	35
Jul 2001	84,835	82,192	2,643	3.12%	31
Aug 2001	84,111	81,522	2,589	3.08%	31
Sep 2001	85,065	82,422	2,643	3.11%	31
Oct 2001	86,307	83,819	2,488	2.88%	29
Nov 2001	86,726	84,175	2,551	2.94%	29
Dec 2001	87,148	84,673	2,475	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	84,496	81,396	3,100	3.67%	37
Feb 2002	87,598	84,459	3,139	3.58%	36
Mar 2002	88,053	84,933	3,120	3.54%	35
Apr 2002	87,412	84,501	2,911	3.33%	33
May 2002	86,994	84,215	2,779	3.19%	32
Jun 2002	87,136	83,208	3,928	4.51%	45
Jul 2002	86,654	83,404	3,250	3.75%	38
Aug 2002	85,357	82,495	2,862	3.35%	34
Sep 2002	86,744	83,924	2,820	3.25%	33
Oct 2002	87,362	84,656	2,706	3.10%	31
Nov 2002	87,562	84,896	2,666	3.04%	30
Dec 2002	87,777	85,338	2,439	2.78%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	85,644	82,501	3,143	3.67%	37
Feb 2003	88,490	85,443	3,047	3.44%	34
Mar 2003	88,916	85,926	2,990	3.36%	34
Apr 2003	88,906	85,994	2,912	3.28%	33
May 2003	88,410	85,364	3,046	3.45%	34
Jun 2003	88,397	84,232	4,165	4.71%	47
Jul 2003	87,658	83,979	3,679	4.20%	42
Aug 2003	85,729	82,502	3,227	3.76%	38
Sep 2003	87,062	84,054	3,008	3.46%	35
Oct 2003	88,381	85,465	2,916	3.30%	33
Nov 2003	88,852	86,206	2,646	2.98%	30
Dec 2003	88,787	86,147	2,640	2.97%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	85,477	82,275	3,202	3.75%	37
Feb 2004	88,020	84,855	3,165	3.60%	36
Mar 2004	88,514	85,301	3,213	3.63%	36
Apr 2004	88,296	85,352	2,944	3.33%	33
May 2004	88,645	85,460	3,185	3.59%	36
Jun 2004	88,900	84,679	4,221	4.75%	47
Jul 2004	88,431	84,499	3,932	4.45%	44
Aug 2004	87,414	83,789	3,625	4.15%	41
Sep 2004	88,324	84,829	3,495	3.96%	40
Oct 2004	89,137	85,822	3,315	3.72%	37
Nov 2004	89,515	86,205	3,310	3.70%	37
Dec 2004	87,157	83,993	3,164	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	87,708	84,043	3,665	4.18%	42
Feb 2005	90,078	86,394	3,684	4.09%	41
Mar 2005	90,411	86,836	3,575	3.95%	40
Apr 2005	90,944	87,783	3,161	3.48%	35
May 2005	90,379	87,134	3,245	3.59%	36
Jun 2005	90,847	86,944	3,903	4.30%	43
Jul 2005	90,699	87,255	3,444	3.80%	38
Aug 2005	89,459	86,639	2,820	3.15%	32
Sep 2005	91,097	88,199	2,898	3.18%	32
Oct 2005	92,550	89,584	2,966	3.20%	32
Nov 2005	92,965	89,865	3,100	3.33%	33
Dec 2005	91,428	88,720	2,708	2.96%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	88,336	85,379	2,957	3.35%	33
Feb 2006	91,317	87,951	3,366	3.69%	37
Mar 2006	92,031	88,985	3,046	3.31%	33
Apr 2006	91,919	89,276	2,643	2.88%	29
May 2006	91,784	89,031	2,753	3.00%	30
Jun 2006	90,652	87,065	3,587	3.96%	40
Jul 2006	91,231	87,883	3,348	3.67%	37
Aug 2006	90,421	87,297	3,124	3.45%	35
Sep 2006	91,921	88,962	2,959	3.22%	32
Oct 2006	93,580	90,500	3,080	3.29%	33
Nov 2006	93,616	90,624	2,992	3.20%	32
Dec 2006	92,824	90,073	2,751	2.96%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	90,113	86,958	3,155	3.50%	35
Feb 2007	92,927	89,208	3,719	4.00%	40
Mar 2007	93,321	90,116	3,205	3.43%	34
Apr 2007	92,862	90,124	2,738	2.95%	29
May 2007	92,667	89,669	2,998	3.24%	32
Jun 2007	91,574	87,728	3,846	4.20%	42
Jul 2007	92,203	88,580	3,623	3.93%	39
Aug 2007	90,479	86,979	3,500	3.87%	39
Sep 2007	92,495	88,930	3,565	3.85%	39
Oct 2007	94,069	90,606	3,463	3.68%	37
Nov 2007	94,015	90,761	3,254	3.46%	35
Dec 2007	93,054	89,726	3,328	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	90,535	86,653	3,882	4.29%	43
Feb 2008	92,739	88,792	3,947	4.26%	43
Mar 2008	93,251	89,269	3,982	4.27%	43
Apr 2008	92,731	89,686	3,045	3.28%	33
May 2008	93,217	89,530	3,687	3.96%	40
Jun 2008	91,871	87,606	4,265	4.64%	46
Jul 2008	92,583	88,010	4,573	4.94%	49
Aug 2008	90,184	85,959	4,225	4.68%	47
Sep 2008	91,831	87,704	4,127	4.49%	45
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbia Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	12,022	15.26%
2.	Construction	7,374	9.36%
3.	Health Care	6,624	8.41%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,604	7.11%
5.	Public Administration	4,010	5.09%
6.	Finance and Insurance	3,340	4.24%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,296	4.18%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,042	2.59%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,774	2.25%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	1,650	2.09%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,506	1.91%
12.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,414	1.79%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,374	1.74%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,368	1.74%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,314	1.67%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	1,312	1.67%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	1,292	1.64%
18.	Food Manufacturing	1,286	1.63%
19.	Utilities	1,220	1.55%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,178	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	17,026	22.09%
2.	Health Care	16,234	21.06%
3.	Finance and Insurance	5,400	7.01%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,026	6.52%
5.	Social Assistance	3,964	5.14%
6.	Public Administration	2,998	3.89%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,640	3.43%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	1,716	2.23%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,540	2.00%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,414	1.83%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,174	1.52%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,144	1.48%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,104	1.43%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	848	1.10%
15.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	786	1.02%
16.	Construction	744	0.97%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	730	0.95%
18.	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale	680	0.88%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	604	0.78%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	578	0.75%

Columbia Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	4,026	5.11%
2.	Postsecondary Teachers	3,726	4.73%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,608	4.58%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,800	3.55%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,720	3.45%
6.	Other Production Occupations	2,520	3.20%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,274	2.89%
8.	Computer Specialists	2,238	2.84%
9.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,212	2.81%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,102	2.67%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,998	2.54%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,982	2.52%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,914	2.43%
14.	Life and Physical Scientists	1,624	2.06%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,552	1.97%
16.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,506	1.91%
17.	Top Executives	1,490	1.89%
18.	Carpenters	1,482	1.88%
19.	Other Construction Trades	1,408	1.79%
20.	Physicians and Surgeons	1,304	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	6,044	7.84%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	4,602	5.97%
3.	Registered Nurses	3,904	5.07%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,608	4.68%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,076	3.99%
6.	Other Management Occupations	2,814	3.65%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,792	3.62%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,524	3.27%
9.	Child Care Workers	2,432	3.16%
10.	Postsecondary Teachers	2,298	2.98%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,180	2.83%
12.	Cashiers	2,146	2.78%
13.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,846	2.40%
14.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,846	2.40%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	1,692	2.20%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,692	2.20%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,556	2.02%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,340	1.74%
19.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,284	1.67%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,256	1.63%

Columbia Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	131,641	56.30%
15-35 hours	43,051	18.41%
1-14 hours	11,016	4.71%
No regular hours	48,103	20.57%

Columbia Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,789	1.86%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,030	1.36%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,422	2.29%
6 AM-6:29 AM	9,105	6.08%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	15,416	10.30%
7 AM-7:29 AM	24,982	16.69%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	31,630	21.13%
8 AM-8:29 AM	14,169	9.46%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	7,229	4.83%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	7,895	5.27%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	3,703	2.47%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,195	1.47%
Noon-3:59 PM	12,741	8.51%
4 PM-11:59 PM	12,419	8.29%

Columbia Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	6,746	4.51%
5-9	22,777	15.21%
10-14	36,927	24.66%
15-19	32,208	21.51%
20-24	18,687	12.48%
25-29	5,325	3.56%
30-34	12,712	8.49%
35-39	2,498	1.67%
40-44	2,673	1.79%
45-59	5,064	3.38%
60-89	2,034	1.36%
At least 90	2,074	1.39%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	685	0.46%	121,985	81.47%
30-44	240	0.16%	17,643	11.78%
45-59	28	0.02%	5,036	3.36%
At least 60	96	0.06%	4,012	2.68%

Columbia Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,378	0.89%
Car / truck / van, carpool	19,379	12.50%
Car / truck / van, solo	119,701	77.18%
Motorcycle	176	0.11%
Other	624	0.40%
Public transportation	1,049	0.68%
Walked	7,418	4.78%
Worked at home	5,368	3.46%

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
: 113,888 (271,862 people)
: 68,644 (203,406 people)
: 33,769
: 114,493
Columbia Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	13,194	11.48%
$10,000-$14,999	8,159	7.10%
$15,000-$19,999	7,760	6.75%
$20,000-$24,999	9,302	8.09%
$25,000-$29,999	8,133	7.07%
$30,000-$34,999	7,524	6.54%
$35,000-$39,999	6,903	6.00%
$40,000-$44,999	6,648	5.78%
$45,000-$49,999	5,485	4.77%
$50,000-$59,999	10,304	8.96%
$60,000-$74,999	10,899	9.48%
$75,000-$99,999	10,457	9.10%
$100,000-$124,999	5,210	4.53%
$125,000-$149,999	1,728	1.50%
$150,000-$199,999	1,412	1.23%
$200,000 or more	1,840	1.60%

Columbia Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	16,307	28.64%
Family, 2 people	15,098	26.52%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,527	7.95%
Family, 3 people	8,053	14.15%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,423	2.50%
Family, 4 people	6,983	12.27%
Nonfamily, 4 people	538	0.95%
Family, 5 people	2,705	4.75%
Nonfamily, 5 people	68	0.12%
Family, 6 people	831	1.46%
Nonfamily, 6 people	20	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	354	0.62%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	23	0.04%

Columbia Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	98,655	31.56%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	46,180	14.77%
Public Assistance	2,934	0.94%
Retirement	15,076	4.82%
Self Employment	16,426	5.25%
Social Security	21,622	6.92%
Supplemental Security	2,993	0.96%
Wage / Salary	95,903	30.68%
Other	12,845	4.11%

Columbia Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	28,659	52.66%
With children under 18	25,765	47.34%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	9,743	8.57%
Married	59,495	52.33%
Never Married	42,408	37.30%
Widowed	2,036	1.79%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	12,868	10.39%
Married	60,495	48.85%
Never Married	41,668	33.65%
Widowed	8,812	7.12%

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	6,664	2.94%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	18,206	8.02%
High school diploma or equivalent	50,773	22.38%
Some college, no degree	66,286	29.22%
Associate degree	9,405	4.15%
Bachelors degree	45,247	19.94%
Graduate or professional degree	30,289	13.35%

Columbia Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,520	1.73%	2,466	1.69%	4,986	3.42%
Kindergarten	3,375	2.32%	364	0.25%	3,739	2.57%
Grades 1-4	14,193	9.74%	1,362	0.94%	15,555	10.68%
Grades 5-8	14,428	9.90%	1,325	0.91%	15,753	10.81%
Grades 9-12	13,995	9.61%	536	0.37%	14,531	9.98%
Undergrad college	35,610	24.45%	5,556	3.81%	41,166	28.26%
Graduate or professional school	9,422	6.47%	1,095	0.75%	10,517	7.22%
Total	93,543	64.22%	12,704	8.72%	106,247	72.94%

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	235,657	85.78%
Below Poverty Level	39,067	14.22%

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	18,396	12.63%
10-19 Years	23,380	16.05%
20-29 Years	31,538	21.65%
30-39 Years	20,822	14.29%
40-49 Years	20,301	13.94%
50-59 Years	13,572	9.32%
60-69 Years	7,926	5.44%
70-79 Years	5,900	4.05%
80-89 Years	3,139	2.15%
90+ Years	692	0.48%

Columbia Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	70,388	48.32%
Female	75,278	51.68%

Columbia Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	123,634	84.87%
African-American	12,173	8.36%
Asian	4,012	2.75%
Hispanic/Latino	2,501	1.72%
Multiracial	2,482	1.70%
Amerindian	557	0.38%
Other Race	259	0.18%
Pacific Islander	48	0.03%

Columbia Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	72,701	29.58%
2.	Irish	36,744	14.95%
3.	English	35,723	14.53%
4.	United States Or American	27,951	11.37%
5.	French Non-Basque	8,388	3.41%
6.	Italian	7,117	2.90%
7.	Scottish	6,884	2.80%
8.	Scotch Irish	6,789	2.76%
9.	Dutch	5,278	2.15%
10.	European	4,081	1.66%

Columbia Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	257,552	93.26%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	5,699	2.06%
3.	Chinese	2,220	0.80%
4.	French	1,757	0.64%
5.	German	1,418	0.51%
6.	Arabic	1,070	0.39%
7.	Korean	734	0.27%
8.	African	546	0.20%
9.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	518	0.19%
10.	Russian	416	0.15%

Columbia Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	281,556	95.74%
Naturalized immigrant	3,756	1.28%
Not a citizen	8,758	2.98%

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

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Columbia Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Armstrong	Columbia	Moniteau
Ashland	Fayette	New Franklin
Bonne Femme	Franklin	Perche
Boonslick	Glasgow	Prairie
Bourbon	Hallsville	Richmond
Burton	Harrisburg	Rocheport
Cedar	Hartsburg	Rocky Fork
Centralia	McBaine	Sturgeon
Chariton	Missouri

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