The overall crime rate in Columbia is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Columbia has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Columbia has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Columbia than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Columbia may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Columbia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Columbia ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.72% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Columbia in 2022 was $26,637, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,548 for a family of four. However, Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Columbia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbia include German, English, French, Irish, and Palestinian.
The most common language spoken in Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
