Columbia

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  1. Columbia Legal Resources
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  4. Columbia Employment Information
  5. Columbia Family Information
  6. Columbia Education Information
  7. Columbia Public Benefits Information
  8. Columbia Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Columbia Zip Codes


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Columbia Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 11,473
  • Land Area (2000): 113.702 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.678 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 5,069
Columbia Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,306 89.83%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 120 1.05%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,047 9.13%

Columbia 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 Employment Information Back to top
Columbia Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 430 14.97%
2. Construction 237 8.25%
3. Food Manufacturing 115 4.00%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 111 3.86%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 106 3.69%
6. Truck Transportation 90 3.13%
7. Printing and Related Manufacturing 83 2.89%
8. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 78 2.72%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 78 2.72%
10. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 68 2.37%
11. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 65 2.26%
12. Paper Manufacturing 64 2.23%
13. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 61 2.12%
14. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 59 2.05%
15. Public Administration 58 2.02%
16. Health Care 57 1.98%
17. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 57 1.98%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 53 1.85%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 52 1.81%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 49 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 396 15.65%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 272 10.75%
3. Finance and Insurance 180 7.11%
4. Educational Services 169 6.68%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 138 5.45%
6. Food Manufacturing 108 4.27%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 90 3.56%
8. Department and Other General Stores 88 3.48%
9. Printing and Related Manufacturing 82 3.24%
10. Metal Manufactuing 81 3.20%
11. Apparel Manufacturing 66 2.61%
12. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 58 2.29%
13. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 50 1.98%
14. Social Assistance 48 1.90%
15. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 38 1.50%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 37 1.46%
17. Public Administration 35 1.38%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 34 1.34%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 34 1.34%
20. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 31 1.22%

Columbia Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 317 11.04%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 278 9.68%
3. Other Production Occupations 272 9.47%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 228 7.94%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 151 5.26%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 144 5.01%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 91 3.17%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 83 2.89%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 66 2.30%
10. Other Management Occupations 65 2.26%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 64 2.23%
12. Other Material Moving Workers 61 2.12%
13. Printing Workers 56 1.95%
14. Other Construction Trades 54 1.88%
15. Cashiers 53 1.85%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 46 1.60%
17. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 41 1.43%
18. Carpenters 37 1.29%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 37 1.29%
20. Farmers and Farm Managers 35 1.22%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 209 8.26%
2. Cashiers 151 5.97%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 136 5.37%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 136 5.37%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 131 5.18%
6. Secretaries and Admins 130 5.14%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 100 3.95%
8. Customer Service Representatives 100 3.95%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 100 3.95%
10. Waiters and Waitresses 99 3.91%
11. Assemblers and Fabricators 90 3.56%
12. Business Operations Specialists 71 2.81%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 68 2.69%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 65 2.57%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 64 2.53%
16. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 57 2.25%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 54 2.13%
18. Other Management Occupations 54 2.13%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 53 2.09%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 52 2.05%

Columbia Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,888 54.58%
15-35 hours 899 10.04%
1-14 hours 189 2.11%
No regular hours 2,979 33.27%

Columbia Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 240 4.62%
5 AM-5:29 AM 153 2.95%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 358 6.90%
6 AM-6:29 AM 472 9.09%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 747 14.39%
7 AM-7:29 AM 648 12.48%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 555 10.69%
8 AM-8:29 AM 291 5.61%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 147 2.83%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 217 4.18%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 84 1.62%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 100 1.93%
Noon-3:59 PM 578 11.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM 601 11.58%

Columbia Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 226 4.35%
5-9 712 13.72%
10-14 820 15.80%
15-19 993 19.13%
20-24 1,026 19.76%
25-29 367 7.07%
30-34 467 9.00%
35-39 92 1.77%
40-44 175 3.37%
45-59 125 2.41%
60-89 125 2.41%
At least 90 63 1.21%

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 24 0.46% 4,120 79.37%
30-44 44 0.85% 690 13.29%
45-59 0 0.00% 125 2.41%
At least 60 4 0.08% 184 3.54%

Columbia Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 19 0.36%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 864 16.28%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,825 72.06%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 4 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 24 0.45%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 72 1.36%
Color 6 Box Walked 383 7.22%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 117 2.20%

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): 4,691 (11,245 people)
Families (2000): 2,930 (8,814 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,132
People at same address in 1995: 6,248
Columbia Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 463 9.87%
$10,000-$14,999 426 9.08%
$15,000-$19,999 396 8.44%
$20,000-$24,999 488 10.40%
$25,000-$29,999 328 6.99%
$30,000-$34,999 366 7.80%
$35,000-$39,999 271 5.78%
$40,000-$44,999 324 6.91%
$45,000-$49,999 241 5.14%
$50,000-$59,999 393 8.38%
$60,000-$74,999 489 10.42%
$75,000-$99,999 309 6.59%
$100,000-$124,999 126 2.69%
$125,000-$149,999 29 0.62%
$150,000-$199,999 19 0.41%
$200,000 or more 23 0.49%

Columbia Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,517 32.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,222 25.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 227 4.82%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 721 15.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 32 0.68%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 577 12.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 272 5.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 95 2.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 40 0.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Columbia Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,456 28.07%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,434 11.65%
Public Assistance 139 1.13%
Retirement 1,031 8.37%
Self Employment 374 3.04%
Social Security 1,618 13.14%
Supplemental Security 254 2.06%
Wage / Salary 3,396 27.58%
Other 611 4.96%

Columbia Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,231 57.44%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 912 42.56%

Columbia Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 420 10.05%
Color 1 Box Married 2,314 55.37%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,293 30.94%
Color 3 Box Widowed 152 3.64%

Columbia Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 499 10.19%
Color 1 Box Married 2,326 47.49%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,145 23.38%
Color 3 Box Widowed 928 18.95%

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 545 6.32%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,967 22.80%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,038 46.80%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,047 12.13%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 306 3.55%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 478 5.54%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 247 2.86%

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 149 1.30% 43 0.37% 192 1.67%
Kindergarten 95 0.83% 43 0.37% 138 1.20%
Grades 1-4 557 4.85% 104 0.91% 661 5.76%
Grades 5-8 575 5.01% 72 0.63% 647 5.64%
Grades 9-12 567 4.94% 60 0.52% 627 5.47%
Undergrad college 184 1.60% 35 0.31% 219 1.91%
Graduate or professional school 28 0.24% 2 0.02% 30 0.26%
Total 2,155 18.78% 359 3.13% 2,514 21.91%

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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 9,884 88.65%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,266 11.35%

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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Columbia Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,584 13.81%
10-19 Years 1,520 13.25%
20-29 Years 1,467 12.79%
30-39 Years 1,686 14.70%
40-49 Years 1,672 14.57%
50-59 Years 1,147 10.00%
60-69 Years 857 7.47%
70-79 Years 928 8.09%
80-89 Years 509 4.44%
90+ Years 103 0.90%

Columbia Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,420 47.24%
Color 1 Box Female 6,053 52.76%

Columbia Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,369 90.38%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 466 4.06%
Color 1 Box African-American 414 3.61%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 140 1.22%
Color 2 Box Asian 43 0.37%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 21 0.18%
Color 6 Box Other Race 20 0.17%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Columbia Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,374 43.29%
2. Irish 1,454 14.39%
3. United States Or American 1,250 12.37%
4. English 802 7.94%
5. Italian 450 4.45%
6. Dutch 262 2.59%
7. French Non-Basque 246 2.43%
8. Polish 211 2.09%
9. Scotch Irish 209 2.07%
10. Welsh 207 2.05%

Columbia Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 10,149 95.00%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 327 3.06%
3. German 83 0.78%
4. Other West Germanic 35 0.33%
5. Hungarian 26 0.24%
6. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 23 0.22%
7. Arabic 14 0.13%
8. French 10 0.09%
9. Polish 7 0.07%
10. Korean 6 0.06%

Columbia Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 11,321 98.68%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 87 0.76%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 65 0.57%

Columbia 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 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
17512